"So the Commission is going to study, or is not going to study?"
"There are resources out there, but if you don't know the correct question to ask the Federal Government, no one really volunteers the information."
"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."
"It has to do with school safety."
"As a parent of triplets, the concerns regarding school security have kept me up many nights."
"Securing our educational institutions and ensuring a safe, healthy, and productive learning environment for our children is a priority for me and for all of our witnesses here today, along with Mr. Pa..."
"I like to point out that in other communities, as you state, to keep the guns outside of the school, that is a problem for other students, is getting to and from school safely."
"In terms of the flexibility, we know with the evolving threat it needs to be nimble."