Political Quotes

“I yet again rise along with my colleagues because Americans are dying and this House is doing nothing. They are dying every day in their homes, in our schoolyards, and, yes, even at events hosted by Members of this House. Still we do nothing. Mr. Speaker, every day, 93 Americans lose their lives to gun violence, and still this House has not acted. If anything, last week, the majority passed through a dangerous bill that will put more lives, especially the lives of law enforcement officers, at risk. Mr. Speaker, these are fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, beloved friends and dear colleagues. These are people in every one of our communities and in every one of our districts. Not one Member of this House can come to the floor and say that their community--their neighbors and their district--hasn't been affected by gun violence. Not one Member, yet we still do nothing as bullets fly and mothers cry. We do nothing as we lose children and police officers. The death, destruction, and carnage continue, and still we do nothing. In less than a decade, two Members of this House have been shot and a staffer murdered, and even that can't move us to act and save American lives. Mr. Speaker, at what cost does our continued silence come? Earlier this year, I pledged to read the names of 5,950 gun violence victims into the Congressional Record--a number that should have special significance to the Speaker.…”