Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman, Congressman Thompson, very much for his leadership and championing gun violence prevention in the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my colleagues in demanding that Speaker Ryan allow us to vote on measures to prevent gun violence before we adjourn at the end of this week. Last week, we watched in horror as 49 of our LGBT brothers and sisters had their lives cut short at the hands of a firearm. This is not the first terrible slaughter we have witnessed as a nation. These mass shootings continue as Congress does nothing to act and nothing to keep our constituents safe. As an emergency physician, I have taken care of too many patients injured by guns. I have had the gut-wrenching experience of telling parents, families, and friends that their loved one was killed by a gun. I have taken care of people who have been victims--innocent victims--of drive-by shootings. I have taken care of victims who have been shot by their spouse in a domestic dispute. I have taken care of victims who have been caught as bystanders in a violent crime at a store, and I have had the terrible experience of having to tell a mother that her child--her young, adolescent child--was killed in the streets. It is not something that we can ever be fully prepared for but we do way too often in our country.…”