Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I came here today to speak on behalf of women and the parents of my district--heck, honestly, I came to speak on behalf of all Americans who want their kids to be safe and secure in their schools, and for people to be safe in their communities. I came here today to say that we all want these things because our hearts collectively break when any life is lost. We mourn for those lives lost needlessly. We need to do better, and we can do better, which is why every single Member of this Chamber must, without hesitation, denounce, decline, decide, and oppose against H.R. 7910, the politics over our kids act. This is common sense. Taking legal firearms out of the hands of law- abiding citizens does nothing but empower criminals. It is already illegal to commit murder. Has that stopped murder? Has that stopped violence? No. Madam Speaker, you said in your opening remarks: ``Protecting our kids--what could be more important than that?'' You said: ``We are here for the children.'' You went on to say: ``Everything we do is for the children,'' and that today's effort to strip our constitutional rights is a ``crusade for the children.'' You must have forgotten the nearly 60 million children that have been murdered through some of the most horrific means during an abortion. All on your watch. You invoke JFK, and say: ``Our children are our best resource and our best hope for the future.'' Is that so? Why do you deny them their future by killing them in the womb?…”