Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We've got a number of speakers, so we'll try to give 1\1/2\ minutes to as many as we can. I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlelady from Colorado (Ms. DeGette). Ms. DeGETTE. ``Not again.'' We all said it to ourselves in the split second we heard it on Friday, ``Not again.'' Then, when we heard about the victims, we knew it was different. Twenty little children slaughtered in their classroom. In our sadness, we know our society bears responsibility because we have not done enough to protect our children. {time} 1950 We have not been able to get a grip on the increasing incidence of gun massacres, and because of that we have failed our children. In the wake of Newtown, this country must really have a conversation about our views on violence, our views on guns, and how we're going to respond to people who are obviously mentally ill. Certainly through that conversation we can find consensus around reasonable solutions to keep these killing machines out of the hands of impaired individuals. There's not one magic solution. It's not one thing. It's many things. It starts by us having inward conversations with ourselves and our families. It then starts by creating a more comprehensive and effective mental health system. Then we have to have a meaningful conversation about gun violence in our country.…”