Cenk Uygur
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Can Obama Enact Gun Control? House Says...
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January 16, 2013
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10:15Now Playing"Calling for a "cautious" approach to gun control, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid downplayed the chances of the Senate renewing an assault-weapons ban in a weekend TV interview, suggesting he will instead move forward on measures with a better chance to pass muster in the Republican-controlled House.
"Let's be realistic," Reid said. "In the Senate, we're going to do what we think can get through the House and I'm not going to go through a bunch of these gyrations just to say we've done something. If we're really legislators, the purpose of it is to pass legislation."*
Can President Obama get bills passed for gun control? According to Harry Reid, probably not, as long as the House is controlled by Republicans. How can advocates for banning assault weapons combat obstructionism? What can the president do? Cenk Uygur and David Sirota (Writer, Salon) discuss the options.
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