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Back to Work: Gun Control Bills, Big Tech Investigations, and Volfefe

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Congress is back to work after summer vacation. One big issue lawmakers could tackle? Gun control. It’s been a couple of decades since the last meaningful gun reform was passed, but some lawmakers think it’s time to dive back into the issue after a series of mass shootings last month. Meanwhile: state attorneys general in 48 states, plus DC and Puerto Rico, are launching investigations into Google’s advertising practices. Also on today’s show: Bahamians evacuating after Hurricane Dorian face issues getting to the US, and ‘covfefe’ gets the Wall Street treatment.  PS - GV (formerly Google Ventures) is a minority investor in theSkimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Monday, September 9th.

0:03.2

Welcome to Schim this.

0:04.6

We're bragging down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why

0:08.4

they matter.

0:10.2

Today Congress is back in session and one topic that's on watch is gun control.

0:15.6

We'll connect the dots on which proposals are up for debate and what the likelihood is

0:19.2

of any of them becoming law.

0:21.6

Then state attorneys general from all over the country are teaming up to investigate

0:25.5

big tech companies.

0:26.5

We'll tell you why.

0:28.2

And finally, Wall Street is freaking out over Covefefe.

0:31.9

We'll explain.

0:32.9

We're here to make your evening smarter.

0:35.1

Let's skim this.

0:39.5

The most complicated story today is about Congress.

0:42.5

They're back in session after a six week long recess and lawmakers have a pretty long

0:46.8

to-do list.

0:48.2

One big issue that's likely to come up ASAP is gun control.

0:52.2

While Congress has been out of office, there have been a number of high profile mass

0:55.4

shootings across the country.

0:57.2

All-Passo, Texas, Dayton, Ohio, Odessa, Texas.

1:01.0

These deadly mass shootings have renewed calls for members of Congress to do something

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