Political Quotes

“Members of the House, we have some organizational support for opposing this resolution. The first is the AFL-CIO, one of our largest unions in the country. The second is the Consumer Federation of America, and then there is this great organization, Everytown for Gun Safety across the country. In addition, the Americans for Responsible Solutions organization is opposed to H.J. Res. 40. Finally, the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is also opposed to this measure, as is the Consumer Federation of America. {time} 1415 If Members believe this rule needs further refinement or that it does not afford adequate due process, then we should have the conversation with an eye toward improving the rule, but that is not what has been done. Unfortunately, this is what we are not discussing today. Instead, H.J. Res. 40 would invalidate all aspects of this rule and prohibit the agency from adopting substantially the same rule. We should not summarily dismiss this rule, which would undermine the effort to make the NICS more effective. If H.J. Res. 40 passes Congress and is signed into law, some individuals will be able to pass firearm background checks solely because Congress prevented relevant records from being submitted to the system. The Social Security Administration's rule is about making Americans safer from the scourge of gun violence and, unfortunately, believe me, H.J. Res. 40 would do the opposite. Mr.…”