Nancy Boyda: “Did we mean it last November when we said we would change Congress, or were our words just mere election-year slogans?”

Let me just say that I have offered a bill that I think is historic. I think it is going to make a difference. And I would suggest that you can vote for it, or you can vote against it. It is a good first step.

Democracy is a contact sport, and I'm not going to be shy about asking for money for my community. My guess is that next year I'm going to be putting in more earmarks.

I know the fathers in this room are just as concerned as the mothers, but as we mothers stick together and stand up to keep our children safe, this bill will go a long way, and I certainly appreciate the wonderful help that we have had on…

You just have to wonder who said no, and then it went to the Senate, and the Senate basically said we'll take something and we'll put it into the supplemental bill. And it also, of course, then passed as well. And again, we now have a law…