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gun sales. part of doing that meant that he would reach out to his own member of congress in virginia. his own member of congress was bob goodlatte. he's a powerful member of commerce. he's the chairman of the judiciary committee in the house. it's his committee that basically decides what gun measures the house is or isn't going to take up. alison parker's father, andy, started reaching out to congressman bob goodlatte less than a month after his daughter's televised murder. it was outreach that did not get very far. >> let's take a look at representative bob goodlatte, whose congressional district includes the tv station where my daughter worked. mr. goodlatte has failed to even bring up background checks. he has the power to do so. fails to do that. fails to bring it up for a hearing. and i thought it was ironic. late yesterday afternoon his staff reached out to me and left a message asking me if i would be available to meet with representative goodlatte at the very time that i'm meeting with
tonight, the administration also put out the -- basically the highest-level surrogates they've got in the form of white house senior adviser valerie jarrett and also vice president biden, specifically to go to places that have been the sites of high-profile egregious acts of gun violence in this country and talk about this issue. and that included vice president biden going not just to virginia but to roanoke, virginia and specifically to wdbj to do an interview with alison and adam's station. the station where reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward worked. watch. >> today wdbj 7's justin ward sat down with vice president joe biden and senior adviser valerie jarrett. he is live now from the white
of the people who might challenge him for his seat this year is alison parker's boyfriend, who is also an employee at the tv station where she worked and where she was killed. his name is chris hurst. he has not said he will run but he has reportedly met with officials from the democratic house campaign committee about possibly running against bob goodlatte to try to take his seat. since republicans have blocked any action at all on guns in congress including importantly in bob goodlatte's committee, president obama this week just announced actions that he figured he could take without congress. earlier tonight the president did a big town hall event in virginia on this issue. the president also tonight wrote this op-ed for the "new york times," just posted tonight, about how we all have a responsibility to reduce gun violence. and in advance of these new provisions he's rolled out and the op-ed and the town hall
violence. and in advance of these new provisions he's rolled out and the op-ed and the town hall tonight, the administration also put out the -- basically the highest-level surrogates they've got in the form of white house senior adviser valerie jarrett and also vice president biden, specifically to go to places that have been the sites of high-profile egregious acts of gun violence in this country and talk about this issue. and that included vice president biden going not just to virginia but to roanoke, virginia and specifically to wdbj to do an interview with alison and adam's station. the station where reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward worked. watch. >> today wdbj 7's justin ward sat down with vice president joe biden and senior adviser valerie jarrett. he is live now from the white house. >> valerie jarrett says all of these measures depend on people following the law and that law is becoming more strict for gun buyers and dealers. jarrett and the vice president
virginia on this issue. the president also tonight wrote this op-ed for the "new york times," just posted tonight, about how we all have a responsibility to reduce gun violence. and in advance of these new provisions he's rolled out and the op-ed and the town hall tonight, the administration also put out the -- basically the highest-level surrogates they've got in the form of white house senior adviser valerie jarrett and also vice president biden, specifically to go to places that have been the sites of high-profile egregious acts of gun violence in this country and talk about this issue. and that included vice president biden going not just to virginia but to roanoke, virginia and specifically to wdbj to do an interview with alison and adam's station. the station where reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward worked. watch. >> today wdbj 7's justin ward sat down with vice president joe biden and senior adviser valerie jarrett. he is live now from the white house. >> valerie jarrett says all of
you all here. >> he went on to say, "if you, congressman goodlatte, won't support background checks, we will find someone else who will." congressman bob goodlatte is up for re-election. he's a 12-term house incumbent. and there is now talk that one of the people who might challenge him for his seat this year is alison parker's boyfriend, who is also an employee at the tv station where she worked and where she was killed. his name is chris hurst. he has not said he will run but he has reportedly met with officials from the democratic house campaign committee about possibly running against bob goodlatte to try to take his seat. since republicans have blocked any action at all on guns in congress including importantly in bob goodlatte's committee, president obama this week just announced actions that he figured he could take without congress. earlier tonight the president did a big town hall event in virginia on this issue. the president also tonight wrote this op-ed for the "new york times," just posted tonight, about how we all have a responsibility to reduce gun
going to take up. alison parker's father, andy, started reaching out to congressman bob goodlatte less than a month after his daughter's televised murder. it was outreach that did not get very far. >> let's take a look at representative bob goodlatte, whose congressional district includes the tv station where my daughter worked. mr. goodlatte has failed to even bring up background checks. he has the power to do so. fails to do that. fails to bring it up for a hearing. and i thought it was ironic. late yesterday afternoon his staff reached out to me and left a message asking me if i would be available to meet with representative goodlatte at the very time that i'm meeting with you all here. >> he went on to say, "if you, congressman goodlatte, won't support background checks, we will find someone else who will." congressman bob goodlatte is up for re-election. he's a 12-term house incumbent. and there is now talk that one
a message asking me if i would be available to meet with representative goodlatte at the very time that i'm meeting with you all here. >> he went on to say, "if you, congressman goodlatte, won't support background checks, we will find someone else who will." congressman bob goodlatte is up for re-election. he's a 12-term house incumbent. and there is now talk that one of the people who might challenge him for his seat this year is alison parker's boyfriend, who is also an employee at the tv station where she worked and where she was killed. his name is chris hurst. he has not said he will run but he has reportedly met with officials from the democratic house campaign committee about possibly running against bob goodlatte to try to take his seat. since republicans have blocked any action at all on guns in congress including importantly in bob goodlatte's committee, president obama this week just announced actions that he figured he could take without congress. earlier tonight the president did a big town hall event in