Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator for yielding. I rise to thank the Senator from Maine for all the work she has put into this and all those in the bipartisan coalition who have come together and said: Let's actually put something on the floor that can pass, not that is designed to be used as a cudgel to beat the other party with. Let us actually do something designed to work. That is what this bipartisan proposal is all about. It has been well described as to what it actually does and how it protects the due process provisions that are there. Let me simply say that I grew up in rural Arizona. That is where my heart still is. I am a gun owner and always will be. I take my Second Amendment rights very seriously. This amendment, the bipartisan amendment, is consistent with those rights. It also will have an impact. If somebody is dangerous enough that we prohibit them from flying on a plane, they should not be able to purchase a firearm. That is the bottom line. That is what the bipartisan amendment will actually solve. I would encourage my colleagues to support it. If we don't, we will be back here. Believe me, this issue will not go away. It will just be after we have another massacre, and we will say: Why didn't we do it before? Why didn't we give the FBI notice that somebody had purchased a firearm, or why didn't we block the purchase of that firearm for somebody on those lists? I appreciate the work that has been done on this.…”