SUSAN FERRECHIO – chief congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner.
Topic : Congressional Baseball Shooting
• Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup helped House Majority Whip Steve Scalise after the shooting at a Republican baseball practice Wednesday, and he compared the gunfire to when he served in Iraq.
• Early reports indicate that five people were injured in the shooting, including Scalise. The other victims were congressional staffers and police officers.
• Sen. Rand Paul asserted that the large number of Capitol Hill police in attendance at the practice were able to stop the shooting from being much worse.