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The Maine massacre & gun control, & the election of Rep. Johnson as House Speaker

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The Maine massacre & gun control, & the election of Rep. Johnson as House Speaker

Former Congressman Bill Lipinski and columnist Ray Hanania discuss the massacre of 18 people by a gunman in Maine this past week and the politicization of “gun control” and the failure to impose harsh penalties for killers of all sorts.

And, Lipinski and Hanania discuss the appointment of ultra-conservative “evangelist” US Rep. Mike Johnson as the new Speaker of the House and what can Americans expect from Congress.

There is also a discussion about how the needs of Israel pushed the Republicans to end the Speaker stalemate to pass funding for Israel, Ukraine and other issues.

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