Political Quotes

“I thank Ms. Kelly for yielding. Ms. Kelly has been such a stalwart voice for all who are all too often forgotten in what we are seeing happen in this country, a voice for those who are not lost, because sometimes we say ``lost to gun violence.'' These are not lives that are lost. These are lives that are ripped from us, taken from us, brutally ended. In the 5 years since the horrific shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, in my district, 170,000 Americans have been taken from us, sons and daughters of this great country, 170,000 souls. We should just reflect on that, what that means, what each and every one of those people might have done if they had lived. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Kelly for being a tireless voice, which we need in these challenging times. Mr. Speaker, 5 years ago tonight, it was cold and snowy in Connecticut. The families of Newtown had picked up their children from school. They were getting ready for the holidays. It was already snowy and cold, no one having any thought on December 12 that, in 2 days, their lives--and America's lives--would be changed by the reality of what gun violence has done and is doing to this country.…”