Donald Payne actually said...

"If nothing else, we have learned that students want to be at the table when discussing school safety."

"But we agree that in all these instances, the one common factor was a gun being used in these acts of violence; correct?"

"I also want to thank my colleague and my friend, Don Payne, whose home town we are conducting this hearing in, for his concern for our children, particularly since I am the father of a 3-year-old."

"So we just want to make sure that Secretary DeVos knows what the President is saying, and the President knows what Secretary DeVos is saying."