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Today on "Face the Nation," is America prepared for a coast-to-coast coronavirus outbreak? The latest on the Trump administration's response to the growing epidemic.
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Today on "Face the Nation," is America prepared for a coast-to-coast coronavirus outbreak? The latest on the Trump administration's response to the growing epidemic.
A bipartisan group of senators have reached an agreement on a framework for gun control legislation in the wake of multiple mass shootings. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green spoke with Jonathan Kott, a former senior adviser to Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Chris Coons, and Lauren Zelt, a former deputy communications director to Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte, about the challenges to getting this passed.
The House Judiciary Committee will meet Thursday to discuss major pieces of gun control legislation. A group of bipartisan senators has also agreed to continue meeting to discuss measures that could pass with a 60-vote majority. CBS News Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett on CBS News about what to expect from these meetings.
A bipartisan group of Senators is expected to meet this week to discuss a path forward on gun legislation in the wake of the Texas school shooting that left 19 children and 2 teachers dead. The measures under discussion include red-flag laws, background checks and gun storage requirements. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane discusses the latest from Capitol Hill.
He says he’s seen more Republicans “coming to the table and talking this time” than at any other moment since the Sandy Hook shooting 10 years ago.
CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion join "Red & Blue" to discuss the options President Biden and Congress have in addressing gun violence, and why a solution doesn't seem readily apparent.
"I am here on this floor to beg — to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues," he said. "Find a path forward here."
Sen. Chris Murphy gave an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, begging his colleagues for bipartisan efforts to prevent more school shootings after 14 students and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school. The former Connecticut representative was a major voice for gun control following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which occurred in his district.
More than 15,000 unaccompanied children are being held at U.S. border; Sen. Murphy visited and says "I wouldn't want my children to be in those detention facilities."
Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his visit with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to a border facility. He also talks about the Biden administration's response to the border crisis and whether there can be a bispartisan solution.
The legislation is sure to face GOP opposition and would require the support of 10 Republican senators to advance, which is unlikely.
Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the possible impeachment of President Trump and safety at the Capitol ahead of the inauguration.
This week on "The Takeout," Senators Roy Blunt and Chris Murphy talked with host Major Garrett about Barrett's hearing and what her confirmation will mean to the Supreme Court.
Iran has vowed a harsh response to the targeted killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. The U.S. military is sending additional troops to the region. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports from the Pentagon.
"The House is a bunch of Trump haters. They frankly want our situation to be unsuccessful, which means death. They want us to fail so they can win an election," Trump said Tuesday of House Democrats.
The closures at the U.S. Capitol are set to begin at 5 p.m. Thursday and last until April 1, while the Supreme Court will close to the public indefinitely beginning at 4:30 p.m. .
Senator Chris Murphy wrote that he is "deeply concerned" that the agencies "may not be applying a consistent test" for congressional demands.
Connecticut is one of the 33 states with confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, we sat down with Surgeon General Jerome Adams, Senator Chris Murphy and Washington Governor Jay Inslee
"There's smart, dedicated, patriotic people at the Department of Defense who allowed for that lie to be told to all of us for weeks," Murphy told CBS News.
The Connecticut Democrat said the strike against the Iranian general could open a "Pandora's box" that puts the lives of U.S. officials at risk.
The following is a transcript of Senator Chris Murphy on "Face the Nation" that aired Sunday, January 5, 2020.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Murphy will appear on "Face the Nation" this Sunday
Murphy said he warned the Ukrainian government not to meddle in America's elections
Republican Senator Ron Johnson and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy were denied visas for an upcoming visit Russia