Political Quotes

“First, I thank my friend, fellow Freedom Caucus colleague, and proven fighter for the Second Amendment, Mr. Clyde, for organizing this Special Order. I thank him for highlighting what is going on here. Mr. Speaker, the ATF's new pistol brace rule violates the separation of powers. Bureaucrats don't create laws; Congress does. This rule functions like a law that Congress never passed. ATF--Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. In western Colorado, we call that a fun weekend, but D.C. bureaucrats have used this agency to infringe on the rights of the American people. When you research how many pistol braces the ATF expects to be registered, the number varies. Some say 10 million, others say 20 million, and it may even be 40 million. Why such disparity? Because the ATF doesn't know how many are out there because law-abiding Americans do not trust them enough to tell them. In fact, there are probably going to be many more boating accidents this spring and summer than we have ever encountered in U.S. history from law-abiding gun owners. We don't trust the ATF because of their overreaching actions, exactly like we are seeing with this rule. There has been a lot of talk about defunding the ATF, even abolishing the agency altogether. I am still waiting to hear a good reason why the ATF should remain an agency at all. I have yet to hear one.…”