Political Quotes

“through the Chair, I would like to inquire of my friend from Connecticut with regard to the relationship between the tragedies we have seen far too often in this country--most recently in Orlando but, as Senator Murphy and Senator Blumenthal know all too well, in Newtown and at Virginia Tech and the list goes on and on--and the work we have done in order to protect our homeland from radicalization. I would like to ask my colleague because he has been one of the leaders on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and he has worked very hard to make sure we have the very best intelligence information to keep our country safe, to support law enforcement against terrorists, and that we do everything we can to make sure we identify those who would commit terrorist actions and take law enforcement action against those individuals. With regard to the Orlando episode, although we don't know all about it yet, we are still learning information about the perpetrator, we do know the LGBT community feels particularly threatened by what happened. They were victimized at this particular spot. Senator Murphy, Senator Booker, Senator Blumenthal, and Senator Markey--all who are on the floor--have worked very hard to deal with the root causes of hate in our society, which is another factor concerning safety in our communities.…”