Sen. Rand Paul: I've been involved in talks about changing our gun laws with ultable republican senators for ten years, and they never went anywhere. And so i certainly was desperate on the floor that day making no demands. Let's find the common denominator," he says. "I will not let perfect be the enemy of the good" He hopes his plea may have convinced a few republicans to talk.
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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