05/05/2021
https://congress.gov...
"We can't be an oasis of common sense surrounded by States beholden to the gun lobby."
"Before I ask my questions, I have to--my mic's on. Before I ask my questions, I just have to make a comment about where I represent, Chicago."
"It's been very difficult to get any legislation passed about gun violence."
"It's because of the lack of national trafficking laws, straw purchasing, we can't even get a background law passed."