'Is this a cure all? Hell no. But people are hurting, families are, parents are.' Actor Matthew McConaughey spoke during White House briefing after a string of mass shootings across the country.
McConaughey's visit to the White House came on the same day that Biden met with Sen. Chris Murphy, the Connecticut Democrat leading negotiations with Senate Republicans on gun measures.
"Senator Murphy has asked for some space to have the bipartisan talks continue, and I have given him that space," Schumer said on the Senate floor. Following his White House appearance, McConaughey opened up to Bret Baier on Fox News about his "penetrating" experience visiting his hometown in the wake of the shooting.
McConaughey also outlined what he sees as sensible gun control policies, including waiting period after somebody purchases a gun, and said he believes Americans are not as politically divided as they may think. "Look, I’m a 'Meet You in the Middle' man,” he said in an interview last year with the Austin Statesman, part of the USA TODAY Network.