Political Quotes

“We cannot profess to be a nation of freedom if we cannot free our society from fear, if we can't free our society from violence. We cannot profess to live up to our values if the very Nation founded for--one of the reasons being common defense, but we can't defend our children. Last week, I introduced with Senator Warren the Firearms Safety Act, which would implement Federal safety regulations for firearms because right now guns--the most lethal of all consumer products--are the only products that aren't even subject to consumer safety regulations. Look, I want to end with the truth. A police officer who arrived at the shooting in Allentown recounted discovering a young boy beneath his mother's lifeless body who died protecting this child. He shared with anguish the haunting encounter of finding a young girl also crouched in a prayer-like position. As he searched for signs of life, he turned her head to the side only to find the horror of her face missing. In her final moments on Earth, the position of that girl was in prayer--was to pray. And we in this country--only in America--our response is only thoughts and prayers? We need to be the prayer answerers. We need to be the ones who respond when people call out for help. How will we respond to this national nightmare? What will we do to this uniquely American problem? Will we show American might? Will we show American strength? Will we show American healing? Will we show American community?…”