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Were killed in Mass Shootings in this country while we were on the august recess when we should have been here doing our job. 100 americans are killed every day from gun violence. There are 100 desks in this room. There are 100 chairs behind each one of those desks. And if these were the americans killed by gun violence, they would add up to every single desk thats in this room. And yet the majority leader didnt bring us back during the august recess, didnt say we should cancel our vacation and come back to work for the American People, hasnt put a bill on the floor or given the opportunity for anybody else to put a bill on the floor now that weve been back in session for the last two months. In colorado alone in the last 1 months weve 18 months weve lost 882 people to gun violence. Thats a record in my state, madam president. Ifthe house of representatives s done their job. ....
Mr. Bennet madam president , id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you, madam president. Last month over 50 americans were killed in Mass Shootings in this country while we were on the august recess when we should have been here doing our job. 100 americans are killed every day from gun violence. There are 100 desks in this room. There are 100 chairs behind each one of those desks. And if these were the americans killed by gun violence, they would add up to every single desk thats in this room. And yet the majority leader didnt bring us back during the august recess, didnt say we should cancel our vacation and come back to work for the American People, hasnt put a bill on the floor or given the opportunity for anybody else to put a bill on the floor now that weve been back in session for the last two months. In colorado ....
The building youre likely looking at video of from sky7 right now when somehow the flooring underneath them gave way. Were told that nobody underneath them was significantly hurt, but they did fall. My colleague who arrived here on scene first when all of this got going shortly after 9 30 this morning has been talking to some of the construction workers that are out here, and just showed me some video they shared with him that shows them dangling from some railing they were working on. Sort of hanging there. You can see some of the workers below them, some that have that concrete that was being poured up to their knees, but, again, ones that fell had minor injuries according to the battalion chief. Injuries, cuts, bruises, 13 men, uncertain at this point of the age range, but theyve all been taken to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. Still a somewhat acid scene out there. Theres construction workers, oakland firefighters, and now theyll begin to investigate, of course, ....
Cold front still draped over us. And you can tell where it is from the temperatures. 40s behind it, 50s along it and 60s ahead of it. Winds are turning to the northwest and are strong this early. Up to 20 mph and gusting to 30. They will stay strong most of the day, dying out this evening. Hurricane florida. Winds are gusting to 80 mph at times as the center tracks toward cape canaveral. Ill have more on matthew and our own forecast in a few a few showers continue to track to the east of a cold front still draped over us. And you can tell where it is from the temperatures. 40s behind it, 50s along it and 60s ahead of it. Winds are turning to the northwest and are strong this early. Up to 20 matthew and our own forecast in a few minutes. This morning Hurricane Matthew it left behind deadly destruction in the caribbean. No initial reports of deaths in the bahamas but the devastation in haiti is still coming into focus. There may ....
Your storm track seven forecast. A few showers continue to track to the east of a cold front still draped over us. And you can tell where it is from the temperatures. 40s behind it, 50s along it and 60s 30. They will stay strong most of the day, dying out this evening. Hurricane matthew is still causing trouble along the Atlantic Coast of florida. Winds are gusting to 80 mph at times as the center tracks toward cape canaveral. Ill have more on 30. They will stay strong most out this evening. Hurricane matthew is still causing trouble along the Atlantic Coast of florida. Winds are gusting to 80 mph at times as the center tracks toward cape canaveral. Ill have more on behind it, 50s along it and 60s ahead of it. Winds are turning to the gusting to 30. They will stay strong most of the day, dying along the Atlantic Coast of ....