Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman. The day before this terrible tragedy, Gabby had reached out to a friend of hers, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, a Republican, to talk to him about ways that we all could tone down the political rhetoric and partisanship. At this point we don't know what drove the gunman to commit this horrible act of violence. Regardless of whether his actions have a causal connection with an increasingly negative tone of our political discourse, I think this tragedy should give us all pause to reflect. Just as we have all come together today to honor the victims of this tragedy, I believe we can honor Gabby by going forward with a heightened commitment to respect each other, listen to each other's points of view and come up with policies that will strengthen our Nation. We must go forward together. Mahalo nui loa.”