Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today heartbroken, full of pain and sadness for my district, my hometown of Sacramento. Very early yesterday morning, I got an alert that there was a mass shooting; and I wondered, ``Now where?'' Then I read the words: Sacramento. This terrible violence has come home to my home in Sacramento. Sacramento experienced the deadliest mass shooting in the city's history. Six members of our community were killed and 12 were sent to local hospitals. Our Sacramento community is hurting. This tragedy has touched every single one of us, and I really deeply appreciate the outpouring of support for the lives lost from all of you and across the Nation. Sacramento is truly a special place. We deeply care for each other; we work together; we are resilient; and we show compassion when our neighbors are in pain. Our entire community has come together in the wake of this tragedy to pray for the victims and their loved ones and to support the efforts of our community responders and law enforcement officers who are still hard at work. As Sacramentans, we are still in the early hours and first day of our grief. These were our neighbors, our friends, and our family members. While we will never be able to fill the space of a lost loved one, we can all reach out, embrace them, and make sure that the love they hold for those lost endures in us all.…”