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Mcconnell continues to ignore calls to end the senate's five-week long august renecessary order to hold a vote on a bill passed by the house that would expand background checks. despite this weekend's tragic mass shootings in el paso and dayton, it is unlikely he will bring back lawmakers. republicans on capitol hill have no reason to believe that mcconnell who is home resting from a fall would call the senate back into session. he has opposed legislation in the aftermath of every previous mass shooting. joining me now, hans nichols who is in louisville, kentucky, for us, mitch mcconnell's hom...

That's part of, you know, a lot of people do this. i think i look at this from a religious standpoint as well. we can ask forgiveness all we want. in fact, the united states government has asked for forgiveness or at least apologized time and time again, but we have to also be willing to seek atonement, and sometimes seeking atonement means r reparating for the past. >> there have been politicians who have apologized but i don't think an official apology from the u.s. government has happened. van, do mcconnell's answers show a fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to have white privile...

Speaker boehner in his opening says every time he opens his mouth, his proposals become less possible. mitch mcconnell saying this is a butt-kicking for the president. >> if you look at the way the president reacted to what could only be described as a butt-kicking reaction, so i've been perplexed by the reaction from the election as a in your face move to the left. >> mcconnell and boehner, their old dna loved to cut deals. is this proof they have the grass root conservatives, tea party and others looking over their shoulder? do mcconnell and boehner feel propelled to have this anti-obama bra...

In all of this and the role of ted cruz going forward. when you look at mitch mcconnell, the comments he made this week, or john boehner. they don't want to listen to him. in mcconnell's case, she a little more willing to speak out than before. when i listen to little baugh and mark levin, a conservative talk show last. they're still with ted cruz as much as ever. how much room do mcconnell and boehner have right now to stand up to cruz going forward? >> procedurally, tactically, the only way ted cruz can do is to cower and allow him. one thing mcconnell is doing is saying we will not do it. l...