Political Quotes

“I rise yet again because Americans are dying in our movie theaters, city parks, on street corners, and in elementary school classrooms. Even our homes and relationships aren't safe. A new CDC report found that half of all murdered women are killed by a partner or an ex-partner. Guns are their weapon of choice. Mr. Speaker, the report found that 5,234 American women have been killed by husbands, boyfriends, or exes with guns. Has this Congress acted? No. Three American women are shot and killed by an abuser every day. Congress does nothing. This year, 352 Americans have already been lost to gun-related domestic violence. Congress does nothing. Felons buy guns online; abusers get weapons without background checks. Congress still does nothing. Convicted stalkers legally purchase guns in 29 States, yet, still again, this Congress does nothing. Mr. Speaker, I would like to read some quotes from brave women who called the National Domestic Violence Hotline--women in danger, women fearing for their lives, women that this Congress has ignored in order to cater to the NRA. One survivor said: ``Abuser threatened our young child that he would shoot the entire family and maybe others.'' Another survivor said: ``He never fired the pistol, but he would sit on my chest and point it at my head. He would put it right next to my temple.'' The NRA doesn't think there is a problem.…”