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Cruz Blames Obama for Sutherland, Texas Mass Shooting
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN This Morning
Name: CNN This Morning
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Ted Cruz
, Chris Cuomo
Name: Ted Cruz
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: Senator
Name: Chris Cuomo
Employment: CNN
Position: Journalist, anchor
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Washington, D.C.
Name: Washington, D.C.
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03/07/2018 09:32 am
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Transcript
CUOMO Well we did ░░░░░░░░ did have an armed ░░░░░░░░ there But there s ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ argument that school safety ░░░░░░░░ part of it But ░░░░░░░░ ignore the other part ░░░░░░░░ mean just like covering ░░░░░░░░ sales You know it ░░░░░░░░ always it s always ░░░░░░░░ me because I know ░░░░░░░░ your mind works on ░░░░░░░░ of these issues and ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ some sales why wouldn ░░░░░░░░ you cover all sales ░░░░░░░░ Because Chris You know ░░░░░░░░ in Texas if you ░░░░░░░░ to responsible gun owners ░░░░░░░░ re not against having ░░░░░░░░ check whether they buy ░░░░░░░░ to person or at ░░░░░░░░ gun show or on ░░░░░░░░ Internet They re for ░░░░░░░░ Why not be for ░░░░░░░░ Not only am I ░░░░░░░░ safety the background check ░░░░░░░░ needs to be a ░░░░░░░░ more effective If you ░░░░░░░░ at Grassley Cruz and ░░░░░░░░ it did to the ░░░░░░░░ check system it strengthened ░░░░░░░░ Number one it directed ░░░░░░░░ it incentivized the states ░░░░░░░░ report convictions to the ░░░░░░░░ the background check system ░░░░░░░░ Right CRUZ Many states ░░░░░░░░ t do that Number ░░░░░░░░ it directed the attorney ░░░░░░░░ to audit federal agencies ░░░░░░░░ Right CRUZ to make ░░░░░░░░ they re reporting convictions ░░░░░░░░ ones that CUOMO But ░░░░░░░░ not cover all sales ░░░░░░░░ Sir why does that ░░░░░░░░ because in Texas in ░░░░░░░░ Spring we had just ░░░░░░░░ few months ago the ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO Church CRUZ church ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ country I was in ░░░░░░░░ sanctuary the day after ░░░░░░░░ shooting CUOMO True CRUZ ░░░░░░░░ was with the victims ░░░░░░░░ that crime The shooter ░░░░░░░░ Sutherland Springs CUOMO Right ░░░░░░░░ It was already illegal ░░░░░░░░ him to purchase a ░░░░░░░░ under federal law two ░░░░░░░░ over Number one he ░░░░░░░░ a felony conviction CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ Number two he ░░░░░░░░ a domestic violence conviction ░░░░░░░░ Right CRUZ Why was ░░░░░░░░ able to buy a ░░░░░░░░ Because the Air Force ░░░░░░░░ President Obama CUOMO Didn ░░░░░░░░ report CRUZ never reported ░░░░░░░░ conviction CUOMO Yes CRUZ ░░░░░░░░ Cruz would have fixed ░░░░░░░░ And here s the ░░░░░░░░ important piece Grassley Cruz ░░░░░░░░ have also directed the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ and fugitives who illegally ░░░░░░░░ to buy guns The ░░░░░░░░ of Justice hasn t ░░░░░░░░ doing that So the ░░░░░░░░ Springs shooter when he ░░░░░░░░ in to buy his ░░░░░░░░ he lied on the ░░░░░░░░ check CUOMO Right CRUZ ░░░░░░░░ checked a box that ░░░░░░░░ he wasn t a ░░░░░░░░ That was a lie ░░░░░░░░ s another felony CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ He checked a ░░░░░░░░ that he didn t ░░░░░░░░ a domestic violence conviction ░░░░░░░░ was a lie and ░░░░░░░░ felony too CUOMO All ░░░░░░░░ all fixable CRUZ Grassley ░░░░░░░░ would have prosecuted him ░░░░░░░░ put him in prison ░░░░░░░░ meant he would have ░░░░░░░░ in the penitentiary and ░░░░░░░░ murdering people in this ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO Understood I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that the bill ░░░░░░░░ the table is the ░░░░░░░░ bill and Fix NICS ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ figure out how to ░░░░░░░░ peace with that or ░░░░░░░░ against it When you ░░░░░░░░ come back on the ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ Chris can I ░░░░░░░░ one question CUOMO because ░░░░░░░░ ve got to I ░░░░░░░░ got to get cut ░░░░░░░░ time CRUZ Let me ░░░░░░░░ one CUOMO All right ░░░░░░░░ for it Senator CRUZ ░░░░░░░░ me ask one quick ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO Please CRUZ Grassley ░░░░░░░░ got 52 senators supporting ░░░░░░░░ nine Democrats The most ░░░░░░░░ support of any comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ But Harry Reid and ░░░░░░░░ Democrats filibustered Grassley Cruz ░░░░░░░░ though it targeted criminals ░░░░░░░░ could have perhaps prevented ░░░░░░░░ attacks CUOMO Right CRUZ ░░░░░░░░ what I would ask ░░░░░░░░ the next time you ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat on CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ Have you ever ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat why did ░░░░░░░░ filibuster Grassley Cruz which ░░░░░░░░ violent criminals and sought ░░░░░░░░ put felons who try ░░░░░░░░ illegally buy firearms in ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ in politics We ought ░░░░░░░░ be focusing on substance ░░░░░░░░ actually getting the job ░░░░░░░░ CUOMO We will do ░░░░░░░░ that and please come ░░░░░░░░ on the show to ░░░░░░░░ the case to the ░░░░░░░░ people when you take ░░░░░░░░ position on these bills ░░░░░░░░ you for being with ░░░░░░░░ Senator Congratulations on your ░░░░░░░░ CRUZ Thank you Chris ░░░░░░░░ Alisyn —“
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