Vikki Goodwin: “It doesn't make any sense to vilify and demonize and undermine the police department.”

I believe more guns on the street does not make us safer.

I rise to talk about an issue of incredible importance to my home State of West Virginia, to the Presiding Officer's home State of Virginia, and, indeed, to our entire country; that is, the safety of our coal miners. Unfortunately, during…

Passage of this bill will significantly weaken protections and safeguards that are currently in place to protect communities from gun violence.

We need a universal background check that is throughout the United States so someone can't go into Oklahoma and come into Texas with a gun, or vice versa.