Blumenthal, Diaz-Balart Link Pakistan School Massacre to Sandy Hook and Gun Control

D AZ BALART We ░░░░░░░░ all heard about this ░░░░░░░░ in Pakistan Is the ░░░░░░░░ you think going to ░░░░░░░░ on ISIS funding to ░░░░░░░░ keep up the global ░░░░░░░░ on terror BLUMENTHAL I ░░░░░░░░ it will When I ░░░░░░░░ heard about this attack ░░░░░░░░ Pakistan two years after ░░░░░░░░ horrendous horrific attack in ░░░░░░░░ my heart went out ░░░░░░░░ the families of those ░░░░░░░░ more than 120 now ░░░░░░░░ I was at Sandy ░░░░░░░░ and saw firsthand the ░░░░░░░░ and pain and shock ░░░░░░░░ that unspeakable tragedy This ░░░░░░░░ of horror is a ░░░░░░░░ s worth nightmare this ░░░░░░░░ of terrorist attack by ░░░░░░░░ who are acting in ░░░░░░░░ against innocent children simply ░░░░░░░░ of the pursuit of ░░░░░░░░ by the Pakistan government ░░░░░░░░ cannot tolerate or accommodate ░░░░░░░░ We must continue our ░░░░░░░░ against ISIS and I ░░░░░░░░ continue to support ISIS ░░░░░░░░ but I do believe ░░░░░░░░ president must come to ░░░░░░░░ Congress He must seek ░░░░░░░░ There has to be ░░░░░░░░ new authorization for him ░░░░░░░░ proceed and I will ░░░░░░░░ funding only if the ░░░░░░░░ has given that option ░░░░░░░░ go forward and I ░░░░░░░░ that that will happen ░░░░░░░░ AZ BALART And senator ░░░░░░░░ it s been two ░░░░░░░░ since the Newtown shooting ░░░░░░░░ of the families Monday ░░░░░░░░ wrongful death suits against ░░░░░░░░ gun maker Bushmaster What ░░░░░░░░ do you think they ░░░░░░░░ BLUMENTHAL They deserve a ░░░░░░░░ in court These claims ░░░░░░░░ serious and they deserve ░░░░░░░░ consideration There are obstacles ░░░░░░░░ this lawsuit is apparently ░░░░░░░░ only remedy they have ░░░░░░░░ now for the deep ░░░░░░░░ injury they ve suffered ░░░░░░░░ I hope they ll ░░░░░░░░ treated fairly by the ░░░░░░░░ I have every confidence ░░░░░░░░ will D AZ BALART ░░░░░░░░ Richard Blumenthal thank you ░░░░░░░░ appreciate your time BLUMENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ you.”