Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the gun violence plaguing this country and the elected officials who stand by and watch, content on not passing new laws to address its scourge on the American people. I rise for the 9-year anniversary of the mass shooting that took place in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, 9 years ago this week--12 lives gone, 70 injured. I rise for all of those who were at the baseball game just this last weekend around the corner, running for their lives because they heard there was a shooting. Your gun rights are not under attack when 23 million firearms were sold in the United States of America in 2020 alone. But what is under attack is your ability to live freely in this country without the threat of gun violence in a movie theater, in your place of worship, in your school, in your backyard, or driving around at night. I rise for the students who marched for their lives, and I rise because the need to pass a law for gun safety is of the fierce urgency of the now. ____________________”