Political Quotes

“I thank Senator Brown. I think the answer is we have to look at ourselves sometimes, and ask: Have we fought as hard as we possibly could to galvanize the American public around these changes? The reality is--and I said this earlier on the floor--that the small handful of individuals in this country who oppose these changes are calling our offices sometimes with more frequency than the large majority of Americans who support these changes, and they take cues from us. So that is why we are here. We were about to come back to the Senate and just proceed with business as usual. As if Orlando didn't happen, we were just going to start debating amendments to the Commerce- Justice-Science act. Those on the floor today--certainly, in particular myself, Senator Booker, and Senator Blumenthal--said: Enough. Enough. We have to give a signal to the American public that we care--that we care so deeply about the consequences of inaction that we are, at the very least, going to stop this process from moving forward until we can't stand any longer. Now that is a tiny, tiny sacrifice. But at least it shows we are willing to put something behind the passion that letter writer and many others have. So there are a variety of answers to your question, I say to Senator Brown--the strength of the gun lobby, the misunderstanding about the nature of the Second Amendment, and the data that we have not done a good enough job of getting out there that talks about the efficacy of stronger gun laws.…”