214: The Fight For Our Kids with Senator Chris Murphy

Published: Sept. 14, 2023, 9 a.m.

b'

James and Al shame Republicans for threats of government shutdown and for prioritizing spending cuts that killed the expanded Child Tax Credit and threw millions of kids into poverty.\\xa0 Then they welcome Senator Chris Murphy to discuss the disastrous repeal of the assault weapons ban, celebrate Biden\\u2019s passage of a gun safety bill, and highlight the\\xa0 potential for a coalition of parents and youth to take further action.\\xa0 They also look at the electoral prospects in 2024 and ways to expand the democratic coalition to create big wins.\\xa0 Is a focus on conversion over purity the answer?
\\n
\\nEmail your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.\\xa0 Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you\\u2019re from!
\\n
\\nGet More From This Week\\u2019s Guest:
\\n
\\nSenator Chris Murphy:
\\nTwitter | Website | Senate.gov
\\n
\\nPlease Support This Week\\u2019s Sponsors:
\\n
\\nZbiotics:
\\nGet back into action with Zbiotics with 15% off your first order of the perfect solution to a night out when you go to zbiotics.com/pwr and use code: PWR
\\n
\\nExpressVPN:
\\nControl your data, defend your privacy, and protect yourself at expressvpn.com/warroom with a VPN plan.
'