Mark Kelly

The reality of it is, it is not affordable, and it is never going to be affordable.

This is what bothers me, and this is what really scares the living daylights out of small business people.

It has driven a wedge between employers and the employees, between the owners of the business and their associates.

The intentions were great. The reality of it is really staggering, and it is the uncertainty of it.

When Gabby sits in their office and tells them how important universal background check bill is, they hear that.

It can be a tough issue. That's because of the influence... of the NRA and the gun lobby.

This is the same kind of gun Gabby was shot with, a Glock, a .9 millimeter Glock, but in that case, it had a magazine that held 33 rounds. This, when it's full, holds 17. He shot 33 rounds. Every round hit somebody, we think.

By far the most important thing in this debate is the universal background check.

I don't think it's passed. You know, I am speaking almost on a daily basis with members of Capitol Hill. There is a lot of momentum. The momentum is really from the American people. I mean, they are pushing their members of the House and…

I think it's somewhat of a distraction from the debate right now. You know, to be honest with you, it seems to be a lot to be like the NRA leadership's plan to arm teachers and put more guns in schools. I don't think that's the answer. I…

Well, it certainly is doable. You know, to the senators that are planning on filibustering the bill, they should recognize that for instance like Senator Rubio in Florida, 94 percent of his constituents support a universal background check.

The sustainability of these programs is in great jeopardy because of the structure.

This amount of money we are spending for administrative costs really is alarming.

As we lose--or these programs lose credibility with the American public, that is where we start to have a real problem.

This is a program that needs to be looked at sooner rather than later.

The whole process. In your closing, you said in your conclusion today there is a serious gap between disability policy and the administrative capacity required to carry out that policy.

I just would rather be in control of my future. I don't want somebody in Washington, D.C. who doesn't know me... to have a determination of what I am going to be able to do in my life.

We better get this country back to work. And we better take advantage of what the Lord has given us.

I think sometimes we lose a fact that all of these things are fixable if we could get this country back on its feet again.

The idea was if somebody got hurt on the job, you needed to get them back on the job again. So why aren't they coming back?

I really appreciate what you said about the chairman. He truly is one of a rare breed of American heroes.

I mean we are killing the goose that laid the golden egg. So striking it and keep saying, 'Lay hen, lay,' those days are gone.

They are not stupid. They cannot keep their companies open ... under rules that make no sense.

The government has made it impossible for us to keep them on the payroll.

It is not government's place to be telling our small business owners how they should be interacting.