I thank the gentleman from Virginia for his articulate commentary about this issue. You know, the time has come for all of us to stop quaking in our boots because the NRA leadership has spoken. You know, I've spoken to a number of my…

I'd like to compliment the gentleman from Wisconsin and the freshman Members who participated in the last hour for a job well done in underscoring what the sequester means to Americans across the country. I'm going to shift gears now as…

I was unaware that he had made that statement today. In California, we have universal background checks. We have a universal background check for private sales in which you have to do it through a local gun dealer. Even with all of that…

I was unfortunately unable to cast a vote on rollcall No. 44 and rollcall No. 45 on February 15, 2013. On rollcall No. 44 I would have voted ``nay.'' H.R. 273 would extend the current pay freeze for federal workers by another nine months…

It's now my pleasure to yield time to my good, good, good friend and colleague from California, Barbara Lee, who has been an outspoken advocate for gun violence prevention for decades.

Thank you to the gentlelady from California. We now are joined by the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Napolitano), who has been a voice for mental health reform in this country for decades. I yield such time as she may consume.

Can I inquire as to how much time we have left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has 13 minutes remaining.

This afternoon, we're going to spend the hour talking about gun violence prevention, and in particular, how the National Rifle Association has systematically unwound laws that have already been on the books. Last night, the President…

I thank the gentleman from California for his thoughtful remarks. And I want to thank each and every one of you who has participated in this Special Order. It's something that we must do week after week so that our message gets out to the…

I thank the gentlelady from California. I now welcome our new colleague from California, a colleague who I have served in the State legislature with for many years, Congressman Alan Lowenthal.

I thank the gentlelady from New York for making it clear that we are talking about safe and sane, commonsense laws on the books, and I am honored to be a cosponsor of her bill. I want to just take a minute and go through a timeline of what…

Thank you to the gentlelady from New York for her always powerful comments. Now we're joined by the gentlewoman from New York, Carolyn Maloney, who has just introduced a bill co-authored by Democrats and Republicans that deals with the…