Will Congress Pass Gun Control? (with Rep. Mondaire Jones)

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🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Rep. Mondaire Jones, who represents a district just north of New York City, became one of two openly-gay Black members of Congress when he was elected in 2020. Preet speaks with Jones about his plan to expand the Supreme Court, what Congress can do about the epidemic of gun violence in America, and the surprise redistricting crisis that has thrown New York into political turmoil. Plus, the Justice Department has announced that it will investigate the police response to the massacre in Uvalde, TX, and Congress is considering a bill that would raise the age requirement for purchasing a semi-automatic weapon. In the bonus for CAFE Insiders, Rep. Jones talks about the importance of labeling gun violence as a “public health emergency,” and what he thinks of President Biden’s student debt relief plan. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/will-congress-pass-gun-control-with-rep-mondaire-jones/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.0	Congress was wary of allowing Andrew Johnson to appoint justices to the Supreme Court.
0:18.0	They shrank the size of the Court to defeat white supremacy.
0:22.0	And I would submit, given what we've seen come from this Court,
0:27.0	with respect to its hostility to voting rights and decision after decision,
0:32.0	we've got to do the same thing here, specifically we've got to add seats to the Supreme Court.
0:42.0	That's Mondare Jones.
0:43.0	He's a member of Congress from New York's 17th Congressional District,
0:47.0	which includes two counties about an hour north of New York City.
0:50.0	When he was elected in 2020,
0:52.0	Jones became one of only two openly gay black members of Congress.
0:56.0	In his short time on Capitol Hill,
0:58.0	he's become an outspoken leader on issues ranging from voting rights to gun control.
1:02.0	He's also introduced high profile legislation that would expand the size of the Supreme Court.
1:07.0	Jones joins me to discuss why he supports court expansion,
1:11.0	whether Congress can pass any gun laws, and his unusual re-election battle.
1:16.0	That's coming up. Stay tuned.
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