As you know, unless Congress acts before March 1, sequestration will roughly impose $85 billion of across-the-board cuts.
It is not just in New York, but in many areas with tall buildings that might be targets of terrorism.
It would not change the reduction and the estimates of reduction in growth if we just did all cuts?
We cannot simply replay the usual zero sum political game on guns, or the moment will pass us by.
I am hopeful that we are close to having legislation we can introduce.
Not including guns when discussing mass killings is like not including cigarettes when discussing lung cancer.
It is a simple, straightforward solution. It is one the American people support.
Progressives need not to accept this decision, but to endorse it.
But when we discuss ways to stop violence, guns must be included in that discussion.
Wouldn't we rather stop them from having a gun than after they shoot somebody?
It will not create any gun registry. That is already illegal, and it will be repeated as illegal in our law.