I don't know when we will finally get to the solutions which are so clear-cut, so easy, and so supported by a broad, a broad swath of American voters and communities all over the country.

House Bill 1927 poses a significant threat to the lives of well-being of Texans. If enacted, we can expect more gun violence, not less.

Our colleague made mention earlier that there might be misuse of the ERPOs.

I am proud to have recently reintroduced the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act.

I'm proud to be a co-lead of Jamie's Law, which is named after your daughter.

the pain which no one in this room should ever, ever have to face.

What has been an example of a miserable failure of leadership, he has moved in the other direction.

Let's be real. We're talking about gun violence prevention, not gun control.

I came to Congress to prevent other families from experiencing the same pain of losing someone that you love so dearly to unnecessary gun violence.

I think everyone here kind of agree that children are absolutely our future, and it's our responsibility as legislators of us that are here today to ensure that every child gets the quality education that they need and that they deserve.

This number has really remained virtually unchanged since the last study was conducted in 2015. And across the State of Georgia, you know that number is even higher in the total of nearly 40,000 children that are homeless.

We decided that there was room for change.

When we erode that distinction, suddenly our children can end up in a system that wasn't designed for their needs and their circumstances.

When kids skip school, we need solutions that put our students back in the classroom, not in the courtroom.

we need to understand how best to support all of our students as they transition back to the in-person classroom.

I know all too well you know the stresses and all the heartache of the life changing diagnosis when you get it.

it's our duty as legislators to protect the success of our students as they pursue higher education.

In 2019 Argosy University in my district closed its doors after months of misleading students on its accreditation status.

As the increased isolation of the pandemic has taken its toll on people with mental health issues, I've observed how barriers to coverage and access to care have just contributed to increased rates of severe mental illness and even suicide.

Almost a year ago we began social distancing in order to stop the spread of this deadly pandemic, but social distancing has really taken a toll on our mental health and feelings of isolation and disconnection that has affected just…

COVID-19 has just truly laid bare many of the inequities of our health care system.

In this culture of gun violence, which has been building and building for years, Anderson, it is going to take some time, it is not going to happen overnight. And every piece of policy that we put forth, every move that we make, everything…

I know the pain of losing a son to senseless gun violence, and there are just absolutely no words that can bring back your son.

I hope that our bipartisan bill to fix the Victims of Crime Act funding will give meaningful support to those who really, really need it.

the debate over gun safety and saving lives is far more important than any procedural discussions that we might be having, anything that might stall the ability for us to be able to get this legislation passed.