Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I commend the chairman and ranking member for many, many things. I want to say to the ranking member, Senator Mikulski, that we are going to miss her upon her retirement. As one who is near and dear to our Nation's space program, both civilian and military, their leadership has been extraordinary. Mass Shooting in Orlando I want to talk about Orlando. Since I didn't have time to blow this up, I want people to see this small print, where my finger is on an AR- 15. A similar weapon is what the shooter Mateen used called a Sig Sauer, and it has some designation of letters. It has a collapsible stock. That is probably why he was able to conceal it as he went into the nightclub late in the evening while some people were leaving. It was last call. There was probably some reduction of heightened awareness because the evening was over. The AR-15 is an extremely lethal military weapon which, like the military M-16, can shoot a bullet called a .223, or it can shoot a bullet that is a little larger and more powerful called a .300 AAC Blackout, all the more that will do damage tearing into flesh. This tragedy in my State, in the town in which I live, could have been prevented, since he had been on the terrorist watch list for over 2 calendar years. While he was questioned three times--in 2013 and 2014--upon that questioning, the FBI saw no prosecutable evidence to continue and closed the case.…”