"Everything that we include in this piece of legislation has to be able to get 60 votes in the Senate and right now we`re actively exploring what can we get 60 votes. I don`t think there`s any reason why we came to agreement by the end of the week, but I`m not interested in setting arbitrary deadline..."
"I've never been part of negotiations as serious as these. There are more Republicans at the table talking about changing our gun laws and investing in mental health than at any time since Sandy Hook."
"I'm certainly prepared for failure."
"What are we doing?"
"I`ve never seen more Republicans at the table willing to talk about changes in our gun laws than I do today. We`re talking about a comprehensive package that will allow Republicans to take that step f..."
"Senator Murphy has said that he`s not going to give Republicans all day and all night to work on this, that if he gets -- if he gets the sense that they`re not serious, then they will go sort of move ..."
"I have never believed that this is a mental health problem. We don`t have any more mental illness than any other country in the world. But we have all the gun violence."
"I do think that should change."
"Since Uvalde, we have had somewhere around 20 mass shootings, including now, it appears, at a hospital. We have had more mass shootings this year than days in the year. They are happening at a pace th..."
"We are going to work every single minute of every single day over the course of this week and next week to try to get enough of our Republican colleagues to yes. I hope they are moved by what they hav..."
"We have to prove that to Republicans. And so what are we talking about in this legislation? We`re talking about red flag laws. We`re talking about strengthening our background check system."