Let's jump in.
Two high profile mass shootings just days apart,
have President Biden demanding action
from the group that refuses to quit unless a single thing gets in their way,
Congress.
My buddy Dianne Feinstein reintroduced her Senate weapon assault weapons ban.
I am asking you all,
send that to my desk as quickly as you can.
It's really needed badly.
I'm sorry, but there's no way to pass a law
that has the support of a majority of Americans.
It's not a bill to spend a trillion dollars on untraceable military spending.
And such a measure may be designed to help kids,
but it could banish the kids of gun manufacturers
to a dreaded life of a middle class upbringing.
For shame.
Here to discuss
is a newly elected Democratic congressman, Maxwell Frost of Florida.
Thank you for joining us, Congressman.
Yeah, thanks for having me on, Sarah.
Of course. Congressman, you rose to national prominence
when you became the national organizing director for March for Our Lives,
and now you're a vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
Can you credibly represent all your constituents
and not just the small sliver
who don't want to be gunned down at a farmer's market?
Well, I 100% can, Sara.
And I'll say it's not just the small sliver, right?
Most of my constituents want action on gun violence prevention.
That's why they elected me with the overwhelming majority.
You know, this is one of the issues that I ran on, is ensuring that
we can live in a world where we all have the freedom to live
without being gunned down at a restaurant, a grocery store, etc.
The Constitution and its many amendments, including the second, are sacred
and were never meant to be revised, altered, or amended.
Let me say this gun violence is a central part
of the American fabric, and if we take it away, we'll have an identity crisis.
I don't want America finding itself backpacking in Rome when I'm there.
Very good point.
Let's move on to the brutal killing of Tyre
Nichols by members of the Memphis Police Department's so-called Scorpion unit.
Because Scorpions are known for their cool headed, nuanced, public service.
Meet the Press host Chuck Todd took a rare break from apologizing
for existing to ask House Judiciary Chair, Jim Jordan about policing.
An unfamiliar topic, since he's never called them,
even when abused wrestlers asked him to.
What action would you like to see Congressman?
Well, I don't know that there's any law that can stop that evil that we saw.
I don't know that any law, any training, any reform is going to change.
You know
that this man was handcuffed.
They continued to beat him.
That's right.
If cops do something bad, nothing can be done.
If Hunter Biden takes a dick pic, we need to call in the Air Force.
Now, Congressman Frost, is Congressman Jordan right that laws won't help or
is he simply going through his nihilistic, nothing matters, goth phase?
He's going through that goth phase.
I mean, look, and it's not just the face.
This has been his politics, right?
We believe, right,
we're an institution where we're passing laws
because we believe they can affect the way that our country works.
They can positively impact working families and all people in this country.
I mean, imagine if generations ago
when the civil rights movement was
at its peak and people were fighting for justice, if people like Jim Jordan
said laws are not going to do anything, it's just human nature.
There's just evil in the world.
I wouldn't be on this show with you.
And in fact, Dr.
Bloom wouldn't be either.
By labeling these acts as evil,
Congressman Jordan is evoking the great mythic quests of Tolkien and Jules Verne,
where when the brave heroes confront evil, they just sort of let evil do its thing.
Now, Congressman, you're 26 years old and did not attend
an elite boarding school with dictators progeny.
In other words, you're a no nothing dunce. But we are here to help.
It's time for some Inside
the Hill Private Tutoring: Congress Edition.
We'll ask some questions to prepare you for the congressional journey ahead.
We hope you don't find this condescending.
It's supposed to be patronizing. You ready?
Yes, I'm excited to learn. Great.
Okay, first question.
In the congressional commissary, you see a seat open next to a congressman.
Do you:
C) Grab my food and go back to my office and eat there.
Good luck eating after seeing that bag.
Next question,
You're in the House of Representatives and hear an alarm.
Does that mean:
Well, nowadays it could be either one,
but usually the buzz on the clock means it's a vote.
Now, next question. What is the most urgent health crisis?
Is it:
That's a hard one, but I'm going to have to go with ‘A'
Next question.
You hear yelling in the halls of Congress, Is it:
B's probably happened, but I'll go with ‘A'
Trick question.
Spirit Airlines doesn't check ID.
All right, last question.
You're in a top secret briefing about an approaching mega virus.
Do you:
Well, because I own those stocks,
I'm going to go with ‘A'.
Well, it's like an alien, like talking to an alien.
You have so much to learn.
And that's Inside the Hill Private Tutoring:
Congress Edition.