"There are times I reflect, now, and I say to myself maybe I wish that mother, that woman who could have received training and been a responsible gun owner, would have had an opportunity to protect her children and herself from that husband."
"He wants to strip you of the ability to protect your family, your community, and your country."
"It is a bad idea. It is bad for truckers. It is bad for the supply chain. It is bad for the United States of America."
"We are tired of big Government."
"What do you think that woman was thinking after she was out there; she points a gun and shoots that guy? How will that affect her for the rest of her life?"
"I think you've seen a rise in gun sales because the American people truly understand that they always can't count on the government to protect them."
"This is a stupid idea."
"We will check that out and see what comes of it. We hope we can fix that."
"We support the request for additional moneys that are in the budget and so forth."
"China now has the world's largest coast guard, the world's largest coast guard."
"Thank you. And I want to thank Chairman Sam Graves, Ranking Member Cohen, Chairman Garret Graves, and Ranking Member Larsen, and this entire committee, and all of you. You have done good work on it."