Rep. Corrine Brown: “This 104th Congress has hit a new low. The NRA, I mean the GOP leadership, showed me the old saying is true, he who has…”

“This 104th Congress has hit a new low. The NRA, I mean the GOP leadership, showed me the old saying is true, he who has the gold makes the rule. Law enforcement officers from my district have told me how critical it is to keep the assault ban in place. No one needs an AK-47 to defend their home or to go hunting unless they are hunting people. We must think about the message Congress is sending to young people of America by saying assault weapons are OK. Sometimes you just don't appreciate how good something is until it is gone. Today, I truly miss Speaker Foley for his fairness in allowing debate on the important issues. I rise today in the strongest opposition to repealing the ban on assault weapons. I voted in 1994 to put a ban on deadly assault weapons because they are responsible for the deaths of too many of my people. It is unconscionable for responsible legislators to repeal this important ban. Without hearings or committee action, and only 1 hour of floor debate, it seems the reason for today's vote is so the majority party can pay back the NRA.”