Barbara Boxer: “I am very proud that Senators came to the floor, with their very busy schedules, on behalf of this amendment. Again, I…”

“I am very proud that Senators came to the floor, with their very busy schedules, on behalf of this amendment. Again, I don't know whether the Republican side of the aisle will support this amendment. I hope they will. I cannot imagine why they would fail to support it. I want to have a vote on this. I want everyone to be on record. If they vote for this, they are saying that by April 20 we should have these proposals back before the Senate on the way to the President's desk. How many more shootings is it going to take? How many more people have to write condolence notes or call parents and families? I trust, my friends, that we will not take any more time. We have done the heavy lifting. We have had the debate. We have had the Vice President in the Chair. He has cast the tie-breaking vote so that we can close the gun show loophole. God bless him for that. Without him in that Chair, that would not have happened. Closing that gun show loophole means people who are mentally imbalanced, people with a criminal record, people who are underage, will not get guns. I could spend a long time on this floor reading more into the record about these instances that have occurred in our Nation, but I think I have said what I have to say. I trust the other side will not offer a second-degree amendment to this. I trust the other side will reach over and take the hand of those on this side of the aisle who believe it is important to work on this in a bipartisan fashion.”