Political Quotes

“I am not going to object. Mr. President, I was just walking through, seeing what was going to go on later this afternoon. I heard my colleague and friend from Texas talking. He is very thoughtful and knowledgeable of the law. He is a former supreme court justice, as I recall, from the State of Texas and a very good Senator, and he is trying to reach across the aisle to get things done. I commend Susan Collins for her work, as well as Senator Heidi Heitkamp and others who are trying to get us closer to a no fly, no buy approach. I would have us keep in mind that I am the son of a guy who was a big hunter and a buyer and trader of guns--my dad, who is now deceased--but he was also a big believer in using common sense with respect to guns as well. I think most Americans find it troubling, certainly, the idea that somebody could be denied the right to fly on an airplane and then turn around and go buy a gun. I think most Americans agree that is crazy. I hope we are going to take at least a small step in the right direction. The other thing I find especially troubling--this came from a Bible study group that met here earlier this afternoon with the Chaplain. We talked about the idea that somebody could go to a gun show and be a convicted felon, they could be somebody with a serious mental illness-- --”