Political Quotes

“I'm reintroducing a piece of legislation that I first introduced in 2017: the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. Back then, we knew there was an urgent need to address the crisis of hate and violent extremism in America. In the years since, that crisis has only gotten worse, and Congress has failed to take meaningful steps to address it. We can change that, and we can change it now. Earlier this week, the Judiciary Committee held a hearing on gun violence in America. It happened just one day after a mass shooting in Boulder, CO claimed 10 lives and just 1 week after a shooting spree at 3 Atlanta-area spas claimed 8 lives. During the hearing, I mentioned how these tragedies--mass shootings, acts of terror, hate crimes--they occur with such frequency, that we can't keep track. Each life lost is added to our national tally of failure. A failure to save American lives. And behind each number is a person. We lost eight of them last week in the Atlanta area in a hateful act of violence. Each of them had a name and a story. Xiaojie Tan was a hard-working mother, wife, and business-owner. Soon Chung Park was a mother and grandmother who loved to stay active. Her family was sure she was going to live to 100. Hyun Jung Kim was a former elementary school teacher who had immigrated to the United States from South Korea. She dedicated her life to raising her two sons. Delaina Ashley Yaun was a newlywed and a mother of two, one of whom was an 8-month-old baby.…”