Political Quotes

“It is shocking to the American people that Congress refuses to keep guns out of the hands of those on the FBI's terrorist watch list. The gun violence epidemic is a public health crisis that we have a responsibility to address. Failing to meet that responsibility brings dishonor to the House of Representatives. Public sentiment demands action. Eighty percent of Americans support legislation to close the outrageous loophole that puts guns in the hands of people, again, on the FBI's terrorist watch list. In the last decade, 90 percent of those on the FBI's terrorist watch list who tried to buy guns in America left the store with their weapons of choice. In closing, in the people's House, we do nothing. We have not even allowed an up-or-down vote. In just over 1,000 days since Sandy Hook, we have seen 1,000 mass killings, 90,000 gun deaths, and 210,000 gun injuries in communities across America. By refusing to act, we disgrace the House, we dishonor the American people, and we erode America's faith in our democracy. We have no right to hold moments of silence without action to end gun violence. Give us an up-or-down vote. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will rule. The gentlewoman from California seeks to offer a resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX. The resolution directs the Speaker to schedule a particular measure for an immediate vote.…”