Senator: I'm no longer preparing for failure, as i have every single time i've entered into negotiations like this over the last ten years. So maybe i'm unrealistic. Maybe i should understand how difficult this is. But' i've crossed the rubicon getting this done. Congressman: My life was changed by what happened in sandy hook but even if this bill passes, it doesn't stop the fact that i'mo just continue to order my life in a way that presses for more change.
The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal that could lead to the most significant federal response to gun violence in decades.
Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, was deeply involved in the negotiations. Today, he tells us how news of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left him with a feeling of desperation — and renewed determination to make progress.
Guest: Senator Chris Murphy, who has spent the decade since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., trying to enact change on gun safety.
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