Barry Loudermilk: “I thank my friend and colleague from Colorado for yielding me this time to speak on this rule. I have to admit, I was a…”

“I thank my friend and colleague from Colorado for yielding me this time to speak on this rule. I have to admit, I was a little confused when I walked in, based on what I was hearing on the other side, of what bill we were actually discussing. And let me just say this, Mr. Speaker, before I get into why I am rising today in support of these important bills that have bipartisan support. Being someone who has been on the receiving end of being shot at, we have to focus on how do we make our children safe. I think everybody in this Chamber is deeply, deeply concerned on that. We have to assume the next shooter is there and he already has a weapon, and the actions that we take must be focused clearly on how do we make these children safe. I don't think there is any person in this Chamber who would disagree with that, and especially, I know, on our side of the aisle, so we are committed to that. But today, we are here speaking on a rule that is very important for two substantive bills that we are bringing up, and I rise in support of not only my bill, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, but also my colleague, Mr. Luetkemeyer's bill, which we are also discussing here. This week, the House is continuing to take up strongly bipartisan bills from the Financial Services Committee. The committee has passed, so far, Mr.…”