Mike Collins: “I would just say, if the gentleman agrees that we need to enforce and have strong protections to make sure that we are…”

“I would just say, if the gentleman agrees that we need to enforce and have strong protections to make sure that we are not attacked, then my recommendation would be vote ``yes'' on the rule and vote ``yes'' on the bill. It is a pretty simple choice here. Or you can go back and explain to most of the people in your district who agree that we need to protect our country--it is something across our country, from coast to coast, that says this is something that is worth doing, and I think we need to look at that. I do want to hit this hard in just a moment. There are times--and especially when you come to a decision like this--when we understand how we got here and that it was put together by six chairmen who, over the weekend and this past week after the tragic result of last Friday night in Paris, have put together this first step in legislation to deal with this, and there will be other steps coming. But to characterize this as something that basically has not been considered-- there are committees, the Judiciary Committee on which I serve, the Homeland Security Committee, and others, who have been looking at this issue for a long time. This is something that has come together, and it gives us an immediate first step, and it makes a very clear choice. Do you want to add a layer of protection to protect the American people or not?…”