Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, once again, Americans are heartbroken by a gun violence tragedy. Since the mass shooting last Friday in Santa Barbara, more than 160 others have lost their lives at the hands of a gun, including an 18- month-old baby who was shot in front of his mother in my hometown of West Palm Beach. This mother will never see her child go to school, graduate from college, walk down the aisle, or hear him say ``I love you, Mom.'' Too many lives have been taken and too many communities have been torn apart. I applaud the House vote yesterday to invest funds to help the States improve submissions to the national background electric system. With that said, we must do much more to expand background checks and strengthen mental health intervention and research. From California to Florida, American families are counting on us--the Congress--to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and keep our children safe. ____________________”