Senate Judiciary Committee today holds its first in a series of hearings on proposals to reduce gun violence, scheduled before yesterday's shooting in Boulder, Colorado. @cspan 3, @cspanradio app and online c-span.org/video/?510147-… 
Senate Judiciary Chair Durbin opens today's hearing on reducing gun violence,speaking on the mass shootings in Boulder last night and in Atlanta area last week:"It's devastating.These victims & loved ones are worthy of our thoughts & our prayers,but there's more that's required."
Durbin: "I hope we can all agree the numbers of shooting deaths and injuries are too high. And let's agree we should take action to bring those numbers down. We're not going to agree on every proposal, but if we share a commitment to reduce gun deaths, some proposals will help."
Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Grassley (R-IA) on Boulder, CO mass shooting: "Our condolences go to the families of those lost in this terrible crime. The same goes to the murder victims senselessly killed in Atlanta last week."
Grassley (R-IA): "However, I've taken a few lessons from these terrible events. The first is that we can't reduce violence in our communities without a professional, well-trained and fully funded police force. This includes gun violence."
Cruz (R-TX) at Senate Judiciary Cmte hearing on reducing gun violence.
https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1374383115838189574
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