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As the three of us have discussed, we have more to do. i also want to thank the bipartisan group of senators who worked hard to get this done. especially senators murphy and sender cinnamon and telis. i hope i didn't get you in trouble mentioning your name. and all of the members of congress who worked with us during this time and 80 are in attendance today. and i am sorry some senators cannot be here because they are working from home and overcoming mild cases of covid. i know how hard it was to write the first gun list insulation and how hard it was to get this done. at least in my career, i...
You. >> let me finish my comments. >> let them talk. make no mistake about it, this legislation is progress but more has to be done. the provision of this new legislation is going to save lives. it is proof that with today's politics we can come together on a bipartisan basis and get things done, even on issues as toughest guns. one more thing, it's a call to action to all of us to do more. to take away from the legislation, it is not what we can do. the take up way is that now we are opening to get more done. senator murphy has said when
We had 14 republicans join in supporting this bill. the billions of dollars of investment in community mental health, obviously strengthening background checks for 18 to 21-year-olds, closing the so-called boyfriend loophole. there is also additional penalties for trafficking in guns, for so-called straw purchasers, that i think will be important and one of the things important to my home community and many others is $250 million for violence interruption programs, something that has been proven around the country to help prevent a cycle of gun violence at the community level. >> i want to foc...