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Conflict such tremendous carnage on the american people. >> some florida teachers and unions, they want to divest from gun companies after bloomberg reported that the state pension plan is invested in the very company that was, that made the weapon used in last week's massacre down in florida. would that be an example of a different approach to go forward? something you would support? >> absolutely. we need to look at a comprehensive set of approaches in order to make sure that this time is different. and i'm thankful for all of the wonderful young people who have stepped forward with such cou...

Problem for jeff sessions. and i think he's going to be one for whom there's going to be a lot of pressure on and the special prosecutor is going to take his time building the case, working his way up the chain. but i think mr. sessions is going to have a lot of difficulty. >> so with all these different players, sessions, paige, jared kushner, his name has come back up this week. trump's senior adviser, his son-in-law. we learned he turned over documents to the special counsel as investigators look into the firing of fbi director, james comey. we also know keith schiller, who hand delivered t...

Stronger every day. back in 2016 we had four referendums on the ballot in four different states to tighten gun laws, and we passed three of them. i'm not naive. i understand the nra still largely has a vice grip on the house senate and the white house. but by introducing this legislation saying any commercial sale of a gun has to go through a background check, that's supported by 90% of americans. you put pressure on americans. they can sign on or they can sit on the sidelines. if they continue to sit on the sidelines and do nothing about this carnage around the country, they are going to pay ...

But i understand that the nra largely has a vice grip on the republican house and senate and white house so we have to go and organize outside of this place. we are starting to beat republicans who vote against their constituents and with the nra. we beat kelly ayotte in new hampshire. we won a senate seat on this issue in nevada. we'll continue to get stronger, play in more races in 2018. republicans can look at this background check bill, sign on to it or stand on the sidelines and oppose it. if they do that, ultimately i think that they're going to lose. they're going to pay at the ballot b...

Legislation to restrain him is another. >> there's also the gun violence issue which you have been more active on than most senators. we have had 896 americans killed by guns since what happened in las vegas. what is the next step or any possible step legislatively on this? >> well, we introduced today a new universal background bill supported by 90% of the american. really no issue out there today in which you have 9 out of 10 americans who want something to happen and congress won't do it. but i understand that the nra largely has a vice grip on the republican house and senate and white hous...