Political Quotes

“The minority has for many months now begged and pleaded to have a bill come to this floor for a vote on gun violence prevention. We have even had a sit-in. But all that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are willing to do is have moments of silence and then be silent. The only moments of silence are for those names that are in the headlines. That is not good enough. All of the deaths matter, and all of the deaths from mass shootings in the month of July deserve to be recognized by all of us. So as I have done each month since the beginning of this year, I will now read the names of all those who were killed in mass shootings in the month of July: Alex Freeman, 28, and Marcus Cal, also 28, were killed on July 4 in Chattanooga. Armando Cardona, 45, and Naome Innis, 35, were killed on July 4 in Phoenix. Charles Jackson, 28, Jamal Dataunte Dixon-Lackey, 26, and Daquarius Tucker, 19, were killed at a Fourth of July block party in Houston, Texas. Daquarius' brother was also shot and killed this summer. Police said both brothers were innocent bystanders. Demetrius Grant, 39, was killed at a party on July 5 in LA. Jeffrey Adams, 52, was killed by his neighbor on July 5 in Hiram, Georgia. Jennifer Rooney, 44, was killed by a mass shooter while driving on July 7 in Bristol, Tennessee. Five Dallas police officers--Brent Thompson, Patrick Zamarripa, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, and Lorne Aherns--were killed in the line of duty on July 7 in Dallas, Texas.…”