As the Democratic presidential candidates fanned out across early contest states, the traditional Labor Day kickoff to the fall campaign was overshadowed by their frustration about the congressional deadlock over gun safety laws
While mingling with voters in Iowa and New Hampshire Monday, the top tier candidates were continually peppered with questions about how they would stop gun violence following the latest massacre in Odessa, Texas, which killed seven people.
"In Iowa City, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg also chided the president for golfing as Dorian barreled toward Florida:"Every time we think there's a new low, we see it get lower.""As I recall, the president said he was remaining in the US to deal with the emergency," Buttigieg said."Apparently, his idea of dealing with the emergency is to go golfing.
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