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Rep. Luis Gutierrez on Bi-Partisan Immigration Legislation
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) talked about immigration and legislation he drafted with a bi-partisan group of seven other House members.
April 20, 2013 : 31 min. 19 sec.

Republican Senators on Gun Legislation
Republican senators spoke to reporters and answered questions about an amendment to gun control legislation aimed at reducing gun violence.
April 17, 2013 : 40 min. 6 sec.

President Obama Remarks on Gun Legislation
President Obama spoke about “common-sense” gun control reforms following the defeat of a series of amendment votes in the Senate.
April 17, 2013 : 19 min. 26 sec.

The Role of Political Protests
C-SPAN talked to scholar David Meyer and took viewer comments on the role of protests and social movements in the political process.
April 3, 2013 : 59 min.

Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Cases
David Savage previewed the same-sex marriage cases being argued before the Supreme Court in 2013.
March 26, 2013 : 39 min. 28 sec.

Gun Control Legislation Markup
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill on gun trafficking and began debate on an assault weapons ban bill offered by California Senator Dianne Feinstein.
March 7, 2013 : 1 hr. 41 min.

Assault Weapons Ban Bill
Democratic senators and representatives, local officials, gun violence victims, and others spoke to reporters about the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Bill.
January 24, 2013 : 1 hr. 17 min.

NRA Press Conference
Wayne LaPierre spoke about the National Rifle Association’s reaction to the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
December 21, 2012 : 31 min. 44 sec.

Second Amendment and Gun Laws
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talked about the 2nd Amendment and his dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller.
October 19, 2012 : 1 hr. 3 min.

Supreme Court Hears Affirmative Action Case
ACLU attorney Coutney Bowie and author Stuart Taylor discussed the Fisher v. University of Texas affirmative action Supreme Court case.
October 13, 2012 : 42 min. 23 sec.
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