Political Quotes

“2 weeks ago today, I sat down right there on this floor next to John Lewis. Gathered around were House Democrats demanding a simple demand: that we have a vote on two bills that would make our streets safer from gun violence. Last week when I went home, I stood with hundreds of people on Federal Plaza in Chicago demanding the very same thing. We sat down as we stood up for gun safety. Right now, hundreds of people are outside, some standing on the steps, 91 of them wearing orange T-shirts, representing the average of 91 Americans killed by guns every day in the United States of America. I am from Chicago, and just last night, NBC News ran a story on gun violence in Chicago, titled, ``City Under Siege.'' Over the Fourth of July weekend, 50 people were shot in Chicago. Three of the victims were children, including two young cousins, 8 and 5 years old, who were shot while celebrating with their family. On one street, someone put a handmade sign that read, ``Don't shoot kids at play.'' The stories of children caught in the middle of the ongoing gun violence epidemic are seemingly endless. Just last week, D'Antignay Brashear was walking down the street in Chicago with her 4-year-old son, Kavan, when he was shot in the face. Speaking about the shooting the next day, D'Antignay said: ``He was with me. He was holding my hand.'' She thought he was safe. We cannot accept the status quo when children are unsafe walking down the street holding their mother's hand.…”