John Hostettler: “I would simply call to point that this is a very passionate debate that has taken place tonight, and that is exactly…”

“I would simply call to point that this is a very passionate debate that has taken place tonight, and that is exactly what the framers of the Constitution intended to happen. They intended to have passionate debate on issues relating to things as important not only as the second amendment and the right to keep and bear arms, that shall not be infringed, but as well the ability for the legislative branch to maintain its prerogative to do just that, and that is to legislate. What this amendment will do is simply stop the legislative activity on the part of the administration in this one small particular area so that the gentleman from Virginia, the gentlewoman from New York, everyone else involved in this debate can have that passionate debate; and they can have that passionate debate based on the understanding of the Constitution, public safety, and all other things, separation of powers, Federalism and all that, according to what the legislation should be and what their elected representatives should do. These people in HUD, the BATF, they are there to faithfully execute the laws of the United States. They are not there to faithfully create the laws of the United States. That is what they did in this agreement. Mr. Chairman, I simply ask for Congress to once again assert our legislative prerogative. Defund this agreement. And if the other side wants to create another debate about gun control, they can do that.”