At CNN Town Hall, Sen. Marco Rubio Declines To Say He Won't Take NRA Money
One week after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., a CNN town hall brought together political leaders and community members for a discussion.
by Wynne Davis
Feb 22, 2018
3 minutes
One week after the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 people, lawmakers and a representative of the National Rifle Association faced tough questions from students, teachers and parents at a CNN town hall meeting to discuss how to prevent such tragedies in the future.
Florida Sens. Marco Rubio, a Republican, and Bill Nelson, a Democrat, and U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., started by answering parents and students at the event in Sunrise.
Rubio was the lone Republican lawmaker on the panel, as CNN's Jake Tapper said both President Trump and Florida
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