Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Markey very much. I think he has gotten to the root of why we are here. There are a lot of very important issues in this underlying bill. As I said at outset, it is uncomfortable for those of us who began here at the beginning of this time to postpone amendments and to put off debate on the underlying bill, the very important bill, the CJS bill. We feel like enough is enough, that this is the moment when this body has to come together and find a path forward to try to address this epidemic of gun violence and admit that it is within our power to make the next attack less likely. This doesn't come easily, but at this point, many of us think it is our only hope to really force action. I know Senator Booker has a question. Before yielding to Senator Booker, I want to thank Senator Markey for his incredible leadership on this issue of promoting research into gun violence. Unfortunately, science has become politicized, and Senator Markey is on the frontlines of trying to address climate change. But there is no reason this Congress should be deciding what researchers at the CDC pursue by means of lines of inquiry and what they do not pursue. That should be left up to scientists. That should be left up to people who are professionals in the field of deciding what is worthy of research and what is not. We are politicians. I don't cower from that term. I am proud of the fact that I and we have chosen to try to make this country better through the political process.…”