Capitol Hill Update: Campus Safety, Iraq War Funding

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Published April 23, 2007 at 9:19 AM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

We speak with Eric Niiler of Capitol News Connection about the latest news out of Washington D.C. Niiler talks about the political response to the Virginia Tech massacre, and the House and Senate wil

(Guest Host Alan Ray): If you live or work near Capitol Hill these days, you certainly live in interesting times. Republicans are lining up to diss the attorney general in public. While Democrats are looking for common ground with the gun lobby to reduce the chance that people with severe mental problems can secure the kind of fire power that brought numbing tragedy to Virginia Tech a week ago.

And while all that's going on, handfuls of San Diego locals have made it to Washington DC to mount a talk show-driven protest against immigration.

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Then there's Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid saying President Bush is in denial about Iraq.

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Eric Niiler, assignment editor for Capitol News Connection which provides Capitol Hill coverage to KPBS and other public radio stations.