Political Quotes

“I thank my distinguished colleague, Mr. Evans, for yielding and for his leadership. I associate myself with the words of my colleagues who have already spoken. Mr. Speaker, I never tire in my call to end senseless gun violence. But I am emboldened this evening by the grassroots movement we have seen from the brave and bright students that survived the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which took the lives of 17 of their classmates and teachers. These brave students remind me of the determined young people I have come to know in the Chicago area who have been calling for change. Mr. Speaker, I ask my Republican colleagues: Do you remember the terror you felt this past summer on the baseball diamond when you were senselessly attacked with a rifle? Do you remember the terror you felt as grown men? Now imagine being a teenager, without the protection of trained Capitol Police officers at your side, being senselessly attacked with an AR-15. Imagine being raised in a world where fear of being shot at school, on your block, or in a park was a daily reality. Countless daily shootings that do not make the news certainly don't spur you to act. Losing 20 elementary school students didn't spur you to act. A colleague suffering a severe brain injury didn't spur you to act. You, yourselves, being the targets hasn't even spurred you to act.…”