Mike Thompson

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I didn't come to the floor with prepared remarks today. I just came with a very urgent request. I ask that the Republican leadership hold a vote on our commonsense, bipartisan, pro-Second Amendment background check legislation and no fly…

I have a point of parliamentary procedure. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from Alabama yield for a parliamentary inquiry?

I am not asking the gentleman to yield. Mr. Speaker, I am asking you for a point of parliamentary procedure. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama is under recognition. The gentleman from California may not make a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we have been trying all day to convince the Republican leadership to bring up H.R. 1217. The reason being is that, for the last 3\1/2\ years, we have been trying to get a vote on this…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the passage of the bill, if arising without…

This is the final amendment to the bill. It will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. My motion to recommit would incorporate into the underlying…

I am going to vote against the previous question today so we can bring up amendments that will address the issue of gun violence prevention in our country. Eighty-five percent of Americans believe that we should pass the no fly, no buy…

And Members, earlier this morning, hundreds of survivors of gun violence and victims of gun violence gathered out in front. Catherine Bodine from Ohio told us a story about how she was wounded and her daughter Samantha was murdered. That…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to reiterate what it is we are trying to do by defeating the previous question and bringing up commonsense, pro-Second Amendment, gun violence prevention legislation. We don't think…

Now, I want to emphasize there is nothing about either one of our measures--as a matter of fact, they are Republican bills that we are trying to bring to the floor--there is nothing about either one of them that is against the Second…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am going to vote against this rule so we can bring up an amendment that will keep our constituents safe; a bill that would say if you are on the terrorist watch list, you can't buy a gun…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I, too, plan to vote to defeat the previous question so we can have some debate on some gun violence prevention legislation-- which is long overdue to be debated in this body. The gentleman…

I can't believe that our friends on the other side of the aisle want criminals, terrorists, and the dangerously mentally ill to have easy access to firearms. As a matter of fact, there was an amendment on this floor that beefed up the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. When I spoke earlier, I asked: What are you afraid of? Why won't you bring these bills to the floor? I think back to when I met with the parents of some of the children who were killed in one of the most…

The fact of the matter is that 34 States do not go beyond what that Federal floor is. They allow guns to be sold at gun shows, through newspaper ads, or online without the benefit of there being a background check. We should stop that. We…

Americans want Congress to pass meaningful legislation that will actually keep guns out of dangerous hands. So what is our majority doing? They are bringing up a bill that was not only drafted by the gun lobby, but that makes it nearly…

It has now been 3\1/2\ years since the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In the past 3\1/2\ years, a lot has happened. There have been 1,182 mass shootings in our country and 34,000-plus people have been killed by someone…

I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. She is absolutely correct. Our job is not that hard. Could you imagine that? On this floor, we are all parents; we have kids. Could you imagine losing your child? You send them to school, where…

I thank the gentlewoman for the compassion that she brings to this debate, and it is understandable. Having met with and spoken with many of the parents who lost their children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, to talk to them, and to have…

I thank the gentleman from California for his comments and for his service not only as a distinguished Member of this body, but his time as a medical professional. Sadly, he had to witness the carnage that comes about because of gun…

I thank the gentleman from New York for his spot-on comments, passionate comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the State of California (Mr. Ruiz). He is a colleague of mine from California. As an emergency room doctor, Dr…

Is this some kind of cruel joke? We have already passed these bills, and we are bringing them up again today? Just a few days ago we lost 49 innocent lives in the worst mass shooting our country has ever seen. Sadly, this isn't an isolated…

I thank my friend for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment to the Senate bill that is before us. California is in a true state of emergency when it comes to water. We are in a multiyear drought. And even after…

I want to thank Dr. Boustany for his hard work on this bill, and hope that we can come together to give families the certainty they need.