Sen. Blumenthal on Oregon: ‘Complicit’ Congressmen ‘Should Be Held Accountable’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:

MITCHELL: "Senator, what do you say to the candidates who say you can't do anything about this and it is a mental health problem, not a gun problem?"

BLUMENTHAL: "Hold them accountable. By now, the American people overwhelmingly, 90% or more support common sense measures like background checks. Members of Congress who are complicit, who fail to support those kinds of measures who actively oppose them, presidential candidates likewise should be held accountable and should be asked in forums around the country, in town halls, whether they will support common sense measures like ban on illegal trafficking, or straw purchases, or background checks, and mental health measures that will provide the resources that are really necessary, not just because of the impacts in terms of gun violence but because we can make our country healthier, safer, and better."

MITCHELL: "Senator Blumenthal, thank you very much. Thanks for joining us today."

BLUMENTHAL: "Thank you."