Political Quotes

“I have a question which I will preface with the context of that question. First, I thank him for his leadership. We have worked together as a team on this issue of gun violence prevention and the fight against terrorism abroad and at home, and I thank our other colleagues who will be part of this effort. It is very much a team effort that we bring to the floor today, involving our friend and distinguished colleague from New Jersey, Senator Booker; Senator Feinstein, who has worked so hard on this legislation before we arrived here; our colleague Senator Durbin, who is with us now; and Senator Schumer. So many of us feel so deeply. I think for Senator Murphy and myself, the deeply emotional experience of Orlando evokes the images and sounds and sights of Newtown on that tragic day when both of us were there and witnessed the aftermath of 20 beautiful children and sixth grade educators gunned down senselessly and needlessly in an act of unimaginable and unspeakable horror. This effort is more than about just words. This Chamber is filled with words. Rhetoric is the business of the floor of the Chamber. We are here today to seek action, and action has been too long delayed on banning gun violence, the kinds of acts of hatred and terror that happened in Orlando. Actions speak louder than words, and the Nation deserves action. Ninety percent of the American people want sensible, commonsense measures like background checks to be adopted by the Senate.…”