Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, first, I thank my friends and Gun Violence Prevention Task Force leaders, Congresswoman Lucy McBath and Congressman Mike Thompson, for convening us this evening. They both have been unwavering in their dedication to ending the scourge of gun violence in this country. I want to take a moment in particular to salute and applaud my friend Representative McBath, who, as you heard, Mr. Speaker, has shown a remarkable amount of courage, bravery, and tenacity in converting her anguish, unspeakable, unthinkable anguish, into action to save lives. We couldn't be more proud of her and the work that she has done since she first graced the Halls of this august body and made ending gun violence a priority of not just hers but of this House. Mr. Speaker, in a country where gun violence is the leading cause of death among children--I will repeat that just to let it sink in, gun violence is the leading cause of death among children in the United States--it comes as no surprise that, today, the Surgeon General declared that gun violence in America now constitutes a public health crisis. {time} 2030 My district, Mr. Speaker, has been acutely impacted by that crisis, by the pain of the gun violence epidemic. A gunman, 3 years ago, walked into a local grocery store in my community in Boulder, Colorado. He killed, murdered in cold blood, ten of our beloved community members, including a police officer, who made the ultimate sacrifice, saved lives, died in the line of duty.…”