Rep. Rooney: Media ‘Inflaming People Around the Country’ to Take These Kind of Actions

JACKSON In just the ░░░░░░░░ hour Vice President Mike ░░░░░░░░ visited with doctors at ░░░░░░░░ hospital here in Washington ░░░░░░░░ House Majority Whip Steve ░░░░░░░░ remains in critical condition ░░░░░░░░ the shooting at a ░░░░░░░░ field in Alexandria Joining ░░░░░░░░ now are two members ░░░░░░░░ Congress both from Florida ░░░░░░░░ congressman Lois Frankel and ░░░░░░░░ congressman Francis Rooney Thank ░░░░░░░░ both for being with ░░░░░░░░ here A little symbolic ░░░░░░░░ ve seen a lot ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and Republicans standing ░░░░░░░░ by side in some ░░░░░░░░ arm in arm over ░░░░░░░░ last 24 hours Congressman ░░░░░░░░ can that last FRANKEL ░░░░░░░░ good to be with ░░░░░░░░ First obviously yesterday was ░░░░░░░░ shocking sad day and ░░░░░░░░ thoughts go out to ░░░░░░░░ who were hurt We ░░░░░░░░ grateful to the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ of course The thing ░░░░░░░░ there are very very ░░░░░░░░ disagreements here on how ░░░░░░░░ move the country forward ░░░░░░░░ have to insist that ░░░░░░░░ resolve our differences with ░░░░░░░░ and the political process ░░░░░░░░ violence And where it ░░░░░░░░ possible to find common ░░░░░░░░ What has been I ░░░░░░░░ I think what has ░░░░░░░░ a mistake that I ░░░░░░░░ seen and I want ░░░░░░░░ say this in the ░░░░░░░░ of bipartisanship first of ░░░░░░░░ I do think bipartisanship ░░░░░░░░ you work together you ░░░░░░░░ a better product My ░░░░░░░░ has been you should ░░░░░░░░ an inclusive process Right ░░░░░░░░ Republicans really have the ░░░░░░░░ of members to vote ░░░░░░░░ anything they want They ░░░░░░░░ t have to include ░░░░░░░░ in what they re ░░░░░░░░ JACKSON That s not ░░░░░░░░ to change right congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ numbers are the numbers ░░░░░░░░ does the rhetoric get ░░░░░░░░ back And Congressman Rooney ░░░░░░░░ in here ROONEY First ░░░░░░░░ all our hearts our ░░░░░░░░ and our thoughts are ░░░░░░░░ on Steve Scalise and ░░░░░░░░ other people so affected ░░░░░░░░ this horrible tragedy I ░░░░░░░░ my colleague in thanking ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Police for saving ░░░░░░░░ many lives yesterday It ░░░░░░░░ a great honor to ░░░░░░░░ with my colleague Lois ░░░░░░░░ from the East Coast ░░░░░░░░ s nobody better to ░░░░░░░░ about civility in government ░░░░░░░░ need to think about ░░░░░░░░ we re doing here ░░░░░░░░ what the media is ░░░░░░░░ in inflaming people around ░░░░░░░░ country to maybe take ░░░░░░░░ actions they might not ░░░░░░░░ have taken They might ░░░░░░░░ have the perspective that ░░░░░░░░ have that Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ have aired policy disagreements ░░░░░░░░ over 200 years in ░░░░░░░░ spirit of civility all ░░░░░░░░ on doing the best ░░░░░░░░ the American people.”