Patricia Schroeder: “I mean I love this. These two gentlemen from Washington are here saying, as my colleagues know, ``The best defense is a…”

I find that fairly astonishing, that they tell us we can go outside and talk about it, but we cannot talk about it on the floor.

Mr. Speaker, I think what we have just heard in this colloquy is why we ought to vote against this rule and get this bill out of here. We hear about cruel and unusual punishment, but this is going to be cruel and outrageous legislation…

America's communities are being terrorized by lunatics. Our law enforcement officers are the ones who are on the front line trying to bring back some tranquility to America's public places. Our law enforcement officers today look like…

I wanted this body to hear what the gentlewoman said because that has been our position all along. We do not wish to hurt good mothers. That was the President's position. That is still our position. I was the one who went to the Committee…