On the recordJune 15, 2016
I think that last phrase is the most important. They are bipartisan in every single way. We have had bipartisan support for these proposals on the floor of the Senate. But, frankly, more importantly, in Indiana and Connecticut there is bipartisan support. Whether talking to progressive Democrats or rock-ribbed Republicans, they all are of the consensus position that if you can't fly because we have deemed you to be a terrorist threat, then you probably shouldn't be able to buy an assault weapon, and that if you are a criminal, it shouldn't really matter whether you walk into a gun show or a gun store, you shouldn't be able to buy a weapon. So I think the Senator put it perfectly, which is that in every way these are bipartisan proposals. At the very least, it is incumbent upon us to show the American people where the Senate stands on these issues. Let's show the people of Indiana and Connecticut and Illinois where Senators stand on these two simple questions that have bipartisan grassroots support in this country.
