Lawmakers suit up for Congressional Baseball Game

Congressional Baseball Game still on following attack

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Congress announced Thursday that the annual Congressional Baseball Game is still on after Wednesday's attack during the GOP practice.

Rep. Steve Scalise and four others were injured during the shooting. Michigan native Matt Mika, of Oakland County, was also among the victims.

It was unclear if the game would be canceled after the attack, but Congress announced that it would be played as planned at 7:05 p.m. Thursday in Washington Nationals Park.

You can watch the game in the Facebook post below.

LIVE: Congressional Baseball Game

WATCH LIVE: Republicans and Democrats take the field for the The Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, which is being played in honor of the victims of yesterday’s shooting as well as the heroic Capitol Police officers who protected them. #cbg17

Posted by The Hill on Thursday, June 15, 2017

Alternate way to watch the game

You can watch the game live on C-Span. Just click here and sign in with your television subscription. The live stream is free for anyone who has a supported television provider.

The game will be covered on all national networks and televised by C-SPAN. You can also find it on our Facebook page.

Posted by The Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Thursday, June 15, 2017

About the attack

The gunman who fired on lawmakers at the GOP baseball practice has been identified as James T. Hodgkinson, 66.

Hodgkinson has a violent criminal history, and FBI agents said they believe he had been living out of his car in the Alexandria area since March.

He was brought down by Capitol Police.

Witnesses described the actions of the officers who brought down Hodgkinson as "heroic."

Michigan congressmen describe attack

Michigan congressmen spoke with Kimberly Gill about the attack they witnessed on the baseball field. You can listen to the details in the video posted below.

Rep. Debbie Dingell responds

Rep. Debbie Dingell spoke after lawmakers were shot at a GOP baseball practice. You can hear her comments in the video posted below:


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