We absolutely have to get there. Take the burden off small businesses, take the burden off consumers, and push it on those most capable of bearing it.

Over the past several elections, we have seen foreign adversaries, like Russia and Iran, deploy more sophisticated and brazen campaigns in attempts to influence and interfere with our elections.

No one should have fear of mass shooting at work. Hard stop. No one should fear a loaded gun being on a plane with them either.

I still don't understand exactly why weapons that he uses in war are ones that people should casually have on their own.

You know, last year, we passed a relatively modest gun control or gun safety law out of the United States Congress after Uvalde, and still Republicans in the House led by Kevin McCarthy moved against it.

It is beyond frustrating, Mr. Secretary, that something so clear in the statute could be implemented in this way.

I am very proud to be a cosponsor of that legislation.

The other thing is, people assume I think a lot that a police officer with a hand gun against an assailant with an AR is an even match. It is the furthest thing from an even match.

Yes, I mean, I think David is right, probably not right now and I can tell you the inside of what a conference -- the Republican conference feels like right now, because I sat through that for 12 years.

Look, if you are somebody that's sitting around saying, you know, I'm not going to go do a mass shooting with my AR, which is 99.99 repeating percent of those gun owners, then I don't think you'd be upset about going and getting a license…

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The whole purpose by the way of politics is to prevent violence. That's why politics was created. The utter silence is so weak by my party.

Having a really insufficient trade engagement in that region, I believe, is unacceptable.

I have been incredibly frustrated that another year has passed without kind of a proactive substantive policy on trade.

Oh, it'll be very significant. I mean, I consider him like the MVP of the January 6 House investigation, because initially, he turned over quite a few text messages before he became, you know, totally uncooperative.