Joe Manchin: “If I could say one thing, Senator Cornyn, if you give me a minute here. The leadership you have shown is admirable. It…”

“If I could say one thing, Senator Cornyn, if you give me a minute here. The leadership you have shown is admirable. It really is. You come from a gun culture. I come from a gun culture. We know the challenges in a gun culture. I said: To a group of people, it is not enough; to other people, it is too much. Anything is too much because it is the camel's nose under the tent they are afraid of. We protected the Second Amendment. And we attacked the problem we have been identifying, which is mental illness. And you brought that to the forefront, took it. We put our money where our mouth is. I think this is a great piece of legislation for us to start protecting the children of America. And I thank you again for that.”