Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1808. As the Chair, my fellow Coloradan, knows, just last year, we mourned the loss of 10 individuals who were shot, murdered, at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, in my district. Last week, we honored the 10-year anniversary of the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting. The people in our communities fear whether they are even safe to walk into their local grocery store and buy food for their families without the threat of gun violence. Since the Federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004, the scourge of gun violence has only grown more pervasive across our country. We have come together in the past to protect our communities. In 1994, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle joined together to pass a similar piece of legislation to that that we are voting on today. I humbly ask my colleagues that we do the same this evening. Let's pass this bill for our children and for safer communities.”