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Johnson speaks with the Guardian one week after launching campaign, which is focused on abortion rights and gun reform
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Johnson speaks with the Guardian one week after launching campaign, which is focused on abortion rights and gun reform
Tennessee's special session's chaotic ending put a bow on six days of arguing, tension, a cold war, an ostrich egg, and only four bills actually getting passed.
Let's bring in a member of the tennessee three, state representative justin pearson who joins us right now. he was officially sworn back into the state house yesterday after winning back his seat in a special election. representative pearson, thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> you know, we cover a lot of threats to democracy nationally, and i remember when this was underway. everything that we talk about, silencing dissent, ignoring the will of the people, it all came to pass on that day. i wonder what you make of the fact that the people of your state who y...
The tennessee firearms association, the american firearms association have a hold on our state capital and our state leaders that are preventing them from doing what is in the best interests of our children. the number one killer of children in this state is gun violence. it is not cancer or car accidents. that is not accidental. that is because the policy decisions and the policy violence that has turned into legislation and turned into law in our state. we should be doing everything in our power to change this. >> representative pearson, the numbers of people in your state who support the sp...
The special general election to fill the state representative seat for District 86, which covers parts of Memphis and Shelby County, will be held Thursday, August 3.