"It is easier to get a gun in Pennsylvania than it is to get a driver's license."
"We cannot police our way out of this problem, however. If we are going to stem the tide of violence, we need to employ comprehensive approaches to public safety and address the underlying challenges t..."
"Let me just be clear. Philadelphia has not defunded its police. To the contrary, funding has increased each of the past two years to help address the twin pandemics of COVID and gun violence."
"I cannot sit here silently while my Republican colleagues try to hijack an important hearing to identify solutions to address the surge in violence over the past two years, particularly gun violence, ..."
"climate change is only increasing the severity and the frequency of extreme weather events and natural disasters like wildfires"
"we have to ensure that our infrastructure is prepared for these events"
"And it is clear that those smart technologies are crucial for my communities, for communities across the State of Colorado and, indeed, across the Rocky Mountain West, as wildfires become more pervasi..."
"Our office is very interested in pursuing this further and potentially introducing legislation on the same."
"Over the course of the pandemic, we have seen... they prioritize their biggest retail customers like Walmart and Amazon over small and independent retailers."
"I think the request that you and independent grocers are making across the country is a reasonable one for an even playing field."
"we must organize ourselves to prevent anything like this from happening again."