"We intend to do what the government was set up to do: spend public dollars supporting people and not corporations."
"Imagine throwing money at companies whose actions are driving the climate crisis, and then asking them to monitor themselves and calling it policy."
"Contrary to what some of my Republican colleagues might say, evidence shows that more guns lead to more shootings."
"We are asking for reasonable restrictions."
"I am stunned, I am almost in a sense of pain because we have had over 100 mass shootings only since the beginning of 2023."
"Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in the United States."
"Weak Republican laws are flooding communities with guns that are killing people."
"Our work is about saving people's lives."
"In 2020, per capita murder rates were 40 percent higher in states won by Donald Trump than those won by Joe Biden."
"But gun violence may, as we have seen, be a political tool for some of my Republican colleagues, but it is a matter of actual life or death, especially for Black and Brown communities."
"The shooter failed an FBI background check, and his own mother had concerns, but his gun was unable to be confiscated."