'You got 14,000-something schools. This grant initiative is going to connect those districts to those billions of dollars that's there, available, and wants to be used to make our kids safe,' McConaghey said.
in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers, actor Matthew McConaughey hopes to make schools safer through his Greenlights Grant Initiative.
"We had families invite us in to come for the first viewing of their child. And that, to us, felt like we were trespassing," McConaughey said. "But the mother and father go, 'No, please come in.' And when we left there, the consensus was, 'Can you help make their lives matter?' So that led to us ending up in D.C.
"Billions of dollars for school safety," Karl emphasized. "Great. That's awesome. And then you find out ... a year later and the money hasn't gone out yet. Most of it hasn't." "You got 14,000 something schools. This grant initiative is going to connect those districts to those billions of dollars that's there, available, and wants to be used to make our kids safe," he said.Uvalde school shooting, 1 year later: Families of victims, survivors recount what happened that day
"No one wants to be controlled," he continued. "But responsibility is still something that we can all go, 'Yeah, I'll take responsibility.' The Second Amendment defenders could talk responsibility. They could look you in the eye and talk responsibility with someone from the other side of the aisle." "Do you have advice to, particularly Democrats on this issue ... do you have any advice on how they can speak?" Karl asked.
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