CNN Newsroom: Interview With Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Interview
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Because Republicans in Congress refuse to do it. Even though Republicans in the country want to do something, their representatives in the House and Senate refuse to do anything. So hopefully that will change because, you know, we're the only country in the world that has mass shootings practically every day.
You know, some of my colleagues say, well, it's a mental health problem. America isn't the only place in the world where people have emotional upset. But we're the only one with mass shootings. And the difference is guns. We need to do something about assault weapons. We need to do something about background checks and the like.
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So I hope that the Republican voters around the country who want something done will make sure that their representatives change their behavior or replace them with someone who will.
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Well, you know, we don't know where they are. But generally investigators, including the January 6th committee, work our way up. And certainly the former vice president is towards the top of who would know things about the ex-president. He's not the only one. Certainly the former chief of staff Mark Meadows knows a lot and he refused to appear before our committee. But I would seem -- it would seem to me that they're getting towards the end given this interview.
Obviously we don't know what was said, but he was there a long time and he was in a position to know a lot about what the former president was doing.
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Well, his shocking embrace of violence just continues and actually is escalating. That rioter, that insurrectionist, has apparently said that she thinks all of the members of the House and Senate who voted to certify the election properly should be executed. And that is who he is embracing.
So his use of violence to try to overturn the election has now been escalated. I think it is certainly a risk to our democracy.
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Well, certainly the Russians have become increasingly authoritarian and increasingly adversarial to the United States.
I agree with President Trump (SIC), we need to take steps to get our hostages released, but it's a delicate balance because if you go too far in a trade to get Americans released, you tend to incent bad actors, bad nations to seize other Americans.
So it's a very delicate task that the president faces. And I think he's done so in some cases successfully. I credit him for that and I hope that he continues to have success. But as I say, it is a very difficult prospect that he faces.
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Any time. You take care.
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