Political Quotes

“I rise, yet again, to beg this House for action. Let us have a vote on lifesaving legislation. Just this weekend, 57 Americans were shot in just one U.S. city. Tragically, 11 of them passed away, including a 10-year-old boy and a revered community activist who worked to create jobs for at-risk kids. The violence did not take a rest after the weekend. On Monday, 13 more people were shot and 3 were killed. Mr. Speaker, what are we doing here? People, Americans, American kids are dying every day in every community, in every State, in every district, yet this House, the people's House, continues to do nothing. Why, Mr. Speaker? Why is that? Well, I think greed and dollars. My 101st victim I want to share with you is Gustavo Garcia, who was 10 years old. Mr. Speaker, Gustavo would have turned 11 next month. He would have started fourth grade at Arnold Mireles Academy next month. Instead, he was murdered in the back seat of an SUV by an assault weapon, a weapon of war that this House has allowed to be legal and spill blood on our city streets. These weapons have one purpose: killing people. They are not for sportsmanship. They are not for personal defense. They are for theaters of war. They are designed to devastate, maim, kill, and destroy. That is why assault weapons were banned from our streets until this House, poisoned by NRA dollars, allowed the bill to expire. Mr. Speaker, Gustavo Garcia was 10 years old. He had an entire lifetime ahead of him. Mr.…”