Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of June 15, 2016, under ``Text of Amendments.'') Amendment No. 4720 to Amendment No. 4685 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I call up the Feinstein amendment No. 4720 to the substitute amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell], for Mrs. Feinstein, proposes an amendment numbered 4720 to amendment No. 4685. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists) At the appropriate place, insert the following: Sec. ___. Hereafter, the Attorney General may deny the transfer of a firearm if the Attorney General determines, based on the totality of the circumstances, that the transferee represents a threat to public safety based on a reasonable suspicion that the transferee is engaged, or has been engaged, in conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism, or providing material support or resources therefor.…”