Sen. Durbin: ‘More Americans Are Dying from Americans Killing Americans’ than Terrorism

RUSH TRANSCRIPT DURBIN We ░░░░░░░░ to also talk about ░░░░░░░░ issue of mental health ░░░░░░░░ by the president in ░░░░░░░░ to this tragedy in ░░░░░░░░ The president said quote ░░░░░░░░ isn t a gun ░░░░░░░░ I think that mental ░░░░░░░░ is your problem here ░░░░░░░░ of quote Despite the ░░░░░░░░ that most violence in ░░░░░░░░ United States has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with mental illness ░░░░░░░░ are arguing that mental ░░░░░░░░ is really the issue ░░░░░░░░ have we done in ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate when ░░░░░░░░ comes to mental health ░░░░░░░░ guns this year We ░░░░░░░░ the C R A ░░░░░░░░ repeal a regulation that ░░░░░░░░ the Social Security Administration ░░░░░░░░ share mental illness information ░░░░░░░░ the background check compilation ░░░░░░░░ information There was an ░░░░░░░░ for massive cuts to ░░░░░░░░ which would throw millions ░░░░░░░░ people with mental health ░░░░░░░░ off coverage There was ░░░░░░░░ attempt to repeal the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act that would ░░░░░░░░ allowed insurers to refuse ░░░░░░░░ of essential health benefits ░░░░░░░░ mental health treatment And ░░░░░░░░ was a refusal to ░░░░░░░░ additional federal funding to ░░░░░░░░ provide mental health care ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ good record here in ░░░░░░░░ Senate when it comes ░░░░░░░░ taking mental health seriously ░░░░░░░░ we should We also ░░░░░░░░ to make sure we ░░░░░░░░ a bill to encourage ░░░░░░░░ crime gun tracing in ░░░░░░░░ of last week s ░░░░░░░░ gun tracing report from ░░░░░░░░ Chicago police department Mr ░░░░░░░░ we focus on terrorism ░░░░░░░░ what it does to ░░░░░░░░ country and we should ░░░░░░░░ s our responsibility Anyone ░░░░░░░░ in 9 11 who ░░░░░░░░ do harm to Americans ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 in that ░░░░░░░░ needs to be taken ░░░░░░░░ seriously by all of ░░░░░░░░ in Congress and in ░░░░░░░░ White House Foreign sources ░░░░░░░░ terrorism need to be ░░░░░░░░ watched When it comes ░░░░░░░░ our border security when ░░░░░░░░ comes to background checks ░░░░░░░░ the like But let ░░░░░░░░ be honest more Americans ░░░░░░░░ dying from Americans killing ░░░░░░░░ with guns than by ░░░░░░░░ activity It is just ░░░░░░░░ much a death as ░░░░░░░░ foreign terrorist threat would ░░░░░░░░ And we need to ░░░░░░░░ it just as seriously ░░░░░░░░ we do when it ░░░░░░░░ to the issues of ░░░░░░░░ and safety for the ░░░░░░░░ of America Why doesn ░░░░░░░░ the United States Congress ░░░░░░░░ this up Why don ░░░░░░░░ we even have a ░░░░░░░░ I m on the ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee We ve ░░░░░░░░ had a single bill ░░░░░░░░ year that addresses gun ░░░░░░░░ Not one despite the ░░░░░░░░ violence that takes place ░░░░░░░░ day and despite tragedies ░░░░░░░░ this tragedy over the ░░░░░░░░ at suggest the land ░░░░░░░░ Texas at Sutherland Springs ░░░░░░░░