Chris Van Hollen: “Mr. Speaker, I have not been in this body very long, but I have quickly learned that the titles we give bills often come…”

“Mr. Speaker, I have not been in this body very long, but I have quickly learned that the titles we give bills often come out of 'Alice in Wonderland.' The title of this bill is 'Protecting Commerce.' The way I read this bill, it is protecting those gun dealers who are engaged in wrong-doing. I am very disappointed that this bill is even on the floor. I represent an area that was recently ravaged just last fall by a sniper. This body at that time was taking up this legislation and, in deference to the victims' families, took this legislation off the floor. But by taking this up today, we are adding insult to injury to the victims and the families of those victims. We are rubbing salt in their wounds because many of the families of those victims decided to go to court. And this legislation which was taken off the floor in deference to those victims will now deny them their fair day in court. I find this decision of this body to proceed on this to be an insult, not just to those families, but really to decency and justice in the United States.”