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Sunday shows – Guns dominate after Democratic debate

by The Hill staff - 09/15/19 11:30 AM ET
by The Hill staff - 09/15/19 11:30 AM ET
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Gun reform measures dominated the Sunday political talk shows in the wake of the last Democratic presidential debate.

Guests also discussed new reported allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and a drone attack on Saudi oil facilities that the U.S. has blamed on Iran.

Read The Hill’s complete coverage below.

 

Conway: Mass shootings will not be ‘the excuse for liberals and socialists’ to ‘confiscate’ guns
By ZACK BUDRYK
 
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday defended President Trump’s apparent backtrack on strengthening background checks in the wake of a series of mass shootings in August, saying the shootings would not be used as an “excuse” for gun confiscation.
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O’Rourke says pushback to his mandatory gun buyback proposal shows Washington’s ‘screwed up priorities’
By REBECCA KLAR 
 
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is dismissing criticism of his call for a mandatory buyback program for assault weapons, saying it is an example of lawmakers’ “screwed up” priorities.
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Buttigieg says O’Rourke is playing into GOP hands with comments about mandatory gun buybacks
By REBECCA KLAR 
 
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said on Sunday that he agrees with critics that fellow 2020 White House hopeful Beto O’Rourke played into the Republican Party’s hands with his comments about a mandatory gun buyback proposal. 
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Dem rep: O’Rourke’s AR-15 comment ‘doesn’t help’
By ZACK BUDRYK 
 
Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) said Sunday that former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) comment that “hell yes, we’re going to take” assault-style rifles is unhelpful but noted that no one has proposed such a thing legislatively.
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Cruz on reported Kavanaugh allegations: There’s nobody Democrats don’t want to impeach
By JUSTINE COLEMAN
 
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said the attention to the recent The New York Times report on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh reflects with the “shameful circus” from the Senate hearing last year.
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Klobuchar: Investigation into Kavanaugh ‘a sham’
By JUSTINE COLEMAN 
 
“I think the whole thing was a sham and that those documents need to be turned over, as well as the documents that the White House hid from his time in the White House Counsel’s Office,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)told George Stephanopoulos. “All of that needs to come forward to even look at a proceeding like that.”
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Conway: Trump keeping ‘many options on the table’ on Iran retaliation, meeting with Iranian leaders
By ZACK BUDRYK
 
Kellyanne Conway on Sunday demurred on Sen. Lindsay Graham’s (R-S.C.) call to bomb Iranian oil fields but said the Trump administration will “keep many options on the table.”
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Buttigieg: Not too late for US to be ‘constructive force’ in Middle East
By JUSTINE COLEMAN
 
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that the United States needs to focus on deescalating conflicts in the Middle East, after two Saudi oil refineries were struck by drones this weekend. 
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Schiff: Diplomacy with Iran ‘only way out of this situation’
By ZACK BUDRYK
 
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday said that diplomacy with Iranian leaders is essential amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran after a drone attack on Saudi oil production facilities for which the U.S. has blamed Iran. 
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Texas Democratic rep pulls Castro endorsement for Biden
By REBECCA KLAR
 
Texas Rep. Vincente Gonzalez switched his presidential endorsement from fellow Texan Julián Castro former Vice President Joe Biden. 
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Yang defends $1,000 giveaway contest’s legality
By REBECCA KLAR 
 
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Sunday defended the legality of his campaign contest to give 10 families a share of $120,000 as a way to promote his “freedom dividend” proposal. 
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Booker doubles down on middle-ground health care approach: ‘We’re going to fight to get there’
By REBECCA KLAR
 
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a 2020 White House hopeful, defended his middle-ground approach to universal health care Sunday.  
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Cicilline on Trump investigations versus legislation: ‘We have to do both’
By ZACK BUDRYK
 
Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) said Democrats can and must balance investigating the Trump administration and their legislative priorities amid mixed messaging about whether the House is engaged in an impeachment investigation of President Trump.
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Dershowitz: ‘Too many politicians are being subject to criminal prosecution’
By JOHN BOWDEN
 
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz told John Catsimatidis in a new interview that the potential criminal charges faced by former FBI Director Andrew McCabe are a result of the “criminalization” of political differences in America.
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Omar responds to family of 9/11 victim who called her out at anniversary ceremony
By ZACK BUDRYK
 
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday responded to a family member of a 9/11 victim who called her out on the anniversary of the attacks, saying she intended to highlight civil rights violations.
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Tags Adam Schiff Alan Dershowitz Amy Klobuchar Andrew McCabe Andrew Yang Beto O'Rourke Brett Kavanaugh Cory Booker David Cicilline Donald Trump George Stephanopoulos Ilhan Omar Joe Biden Kellyanne Conway Pete Buttigieg Sunday shows Ted Cruz

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