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Political Junkie Talks Texas Mass Shootings And Hurricane Dorian

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 | Sacramento, CA
AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

Mira Marquez, of Midland, Texas, folds her hands in prayer during a prayer service, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Odessa, Texas, for the victims of a shooting spree the day before.

AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

In this month’s edition of The Political Junkie, Insight host Beth Ruyak tackles two topics with Ken Rudin: Hurricane Dorian and climate change, and the weekend mass shooting and gun legislation.

The hurricane, which has devastated parts of the Bahamas, is also a focal point of a larger climate change discussion. Climate change has been a significant platform and policy priority for a number of Democratic presidential hopefuls, including New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who has just released a $3 trillion dollar plan.

On the gun front, while the mass shooting in Texas dominated news going into the Labor Day weekend, the Washington Post is reporting that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is non-commital on bringing new gun legislation up for a vote.

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