Former Members Of Congress Discuss Gridlock In Washington

THE GOVERNOR OF THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
THEY SUSTAINED A LOT OF DAMAGE
DURING BOTH HURRICANES MARIA
AND IRMA.
THE TRAGEDY IN LAS VEGAS
REIGNITING A DEEPLY DIVISIVE
TOPIC.
AND CONTROL.
TODAY, FLORIDA SENATOR BILL
NELSON CALLING ON HIS
COLLEAGUES TO COME TOGETHER.
WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR ETHIC
IN THIS COUNTRY.
WE HAVE TO PUT HUMANITY OVER
POLITICS.
THE EXTREMISM IS DRIVING US
APART AND WE'VE GOT TO COME
TOGETHER.
WE ARE JOINED BY TWO FORMER
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ADDRESSING
THIS VERY ISSUE OF GRIDLOCK IN
WASHINGTON.
AND GOVERNMENT -- THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US WE ARE GLAD TO
HAVE YOU.
LET'S TALK ABOUT GUN CONTROL,
SOMETHING WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT
IN LIGHT OF THIS MOST RECENT
MASS SHOOTING.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WILL
BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER?
NORMALLY REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS ARE ON DIFFERENT
SIDES OF ISSUES.
IT BRINGS MOST AMERICANS
TOGETHER.
YOU CAN'T WATCH THE TRAGEDY IN
NEVADA AND NOT ASK HARD
QUESTIONS OF YOURSELF AND OF
YOUR POLITICAL LEADERS.
WHILE WE ARE UNITED AS A
COMPANY -- AS A COUNTRY.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING
ON THIS TOUR IS PULLING THE
CURTAIN BACK ON WHY IS IT
WASHINGTON NEVER DOES ANYTHING
ON THE HARDEST ISSUES WE FACE.
FROM SECOND AMENDMENT ISSUES,
HEALTHCARE, IMMIGRATION.
THERE ARE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS.
THAT IS WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
ARE FRUSTRATED.
HOW ABOUT GUN CONTROL IN
PARTICULAR?
IN MY EXPERIENCE, OUR
ORIENTATION AFTER I WAS FIRST
ELECTED TO CONGRESS, WE WERE
THERE, ALL THE NEW MEMBERS, WE
FOUND OUT SANDY HOOK HAD
HAPPENED.
THE CONGRESSWOMAN WHO
REPRESENTED THAT SCHOOL RAN OUT
OF THE ROOM CRYING.
WE ALL SAID WE ARE GOING TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT AND NOT A
SINGLE BILL CAME UP AND TRAGEDY
AFTER TRAGEDY AFTER TRAGEDY HAS
TAKEN PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY.
I WILL TELL YOU I DON'T
THINK ANYTHING HAPPENS IN
WASHINGTON ON GUN ISSUES AND IT
IS HEARTBREAKING.
WE ARE THE STATE THAT HAD PULLS
NICE -- PULSE NIGHTCLUB.
THE ISSUES NOW BY NO-FLY SHOULD
THEY BE ABLE TO BE BUYING GUNS.
REPRESENTATIVES DID NOT WANT TO
DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE NRA
AND SECOND AMENDMENT
ALLEGIANCES.
I HAD A COMPROMISE BILL AND
FRANKLY SOME IN THE MEDIA SAYS
IT MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE.
MY SIDE OF THE AISLE KILLED IT
BECAUSE OF THEIR SPECIAL
INTERESTS ON THEIR SIDE, THE
OTHER SIDE KILLED BECAUSE OF
RAW POLITICS WANTING TO BEAT ME
IN NOVEMBER.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE
GOING TO COLLEGE TOWNS, PULLING
THE CURTAIN BACK ON WHY DOES IT
HAPPEN.
WHY IS THERE SUCH -- WHY DOES
LEADERSHIP MAKE THOSE DECISIONS
AND WHY DO PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE AISLE -- .
WHY IS A PARTISANSHIP SUCH A
30 WORD?
IT IS UNFORTUNATE.
WE HAVE OUTLINED STRUCTURAL
PROBLEMS WE BELIEVE HAVE TO
CHANGE IN ORDER TO BRING
PROGRESS.
GERRYMANDERING IS CERTAINLY THE
TOP OF THE LIST.
ABOUT 90% OF CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICTS ARE PREDETERMINED.
THEY ARE WRITTEN.
THEY ARE DRAWN AND BASICALLY
RIGGED TO SUPPORT REPUBLICANS
AND DEMOCRATS IN BOTH PARTIES
ARE GUILTY.
THEN YOU HAVE MONEY IN
POLITICS.
EVERY YEAR GETS WORSE AND
WORSE.
YOU HAVE SUPER FACTS, UNLIMITED
AMOUNTS OF MONEY.
IT'S NOT JUST THE AMOUNT BUT
IT'S THE AMOUNT OF TIME
CONGRESS SPENDS RAISING THAT
MANY WHY WE SHOULD BE DOING
OTHER THINGS.
THE MEDIA, NO OFFENSE, WE ARE
ALL GUILTY OF CONTINUING TO USE
THAT SUPPORT AND NETWORKS ARE
CONTINUING TO BECOME MORE AND
MORE PARTISAN.
SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.
WE ARE GOING TO WEBSITE THAT
ARE FOLLOWING PEOPLE THAT HAVE
A CERTAIN VIEW AND THERE ARE
OTHER REASONS LIKE THE LACK OF
FRIENDSHIPS.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER,
THEY DON'T PLAY GOLF ON
WEEKENDS, THEY DON'T GET TO
KNOW EACH OTHER'S FAMILIES.
THEY HAVE TO GO BACK HOME TO
THE DISTRICT AND MAKE MONEY.
IN CONGRESS YOU ARE ALWAYS
RUNNING FOR REELECTION.
I WOULD ALSO AT CLOSE
PRIMARIES.
12 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
THAT MEANS IF YOU ARE SITTING
REPUBLICAN YOU GET REELECTED I
TAKING CARE OF REPUBLICANS.
DEMOCRATS SAME THING.
I MAKE THE CASE, OPEN PRIMARIES
TO EVERY VOTER AND ALLOW
CANDIDATES TO BE STRONGER, HOLD
THEIR BASE BUT APPEAL TO
INDEPENDENCE.
VERY INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
AN AMAZING ENDEAVOR.
YOU BOTH SEEM TO GET ALONG
WELL.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.
FASCINATING DISCUSSION AND
AN IMPORTANT ONE.
LET YOU BOTH HAVE TAKEN THE
LEAD HERE.
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Former Members Of Congress Discuss Gridlock In Washington

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