Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, on June 22, along with many of my colleagues, I sat on this floor right here with my Democratic colleagues demanding that Speaker Ryan give us a vote on commonsense gun violence prevention legislation. In July, I again joined my colleagues on this floor holding up photos of Americans lost to gun violence, and again Speaker Ryan failed to give us a vote. Instead, he and the rest of the House Republicans left town for the longest recess in decades. During the recess, 2,015 people died from gun violence--76 people in Chicago alone, my hometown. That is the worst month for gun violence in Chicago since 1997. We have called for solutions like comprehensive background checks that have overwhelming public support. But 2 months later, House Republicans still refuse to bring these measures to a vote. Each day that we fail to act, more families lose loved ones to gun violence. So I come to the floor again today, and I will come back as often as it takes, until Congress finally steps up to stop gun violence. ____________________”