Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague for yielding for a question. I thank him and my colleague from New Jersey, Senator Booker, and also Senator Blumenthal for galvanizing the sentiment that has existed for some time among many of us that enough is enough. It is outrageous that it took another mass shooting to bring us to this moment in the U.S. Senate. On Sunday morning, I woke up, as did the Nation, heartbroken by the news that 49 human beings were killed in another senseless act of violence--49 people who were at a dance club, celebrating Pride Week. By the way, most of them overwhelmingly were Latino. Forty-nine Americans were celebrating in an environment that they felt was safe, and in an instant their lives were shattered, and families were broken. I believe this was an attack on all of us, and we need more than another moment of silence. Although we take a moment of silence to remember those lives that were lost, we need more than another moment of silence. We need more. I am tired of saying that our hearts and prayers go out to the families of those who lost a loved one or who were injured. We need more than a vigil and a bouquet. We need action. We need commonsense gun safety laws. We need to stand together with one voice. I hope that we can prick the conscience of the Senate to finally act. I deeply appreciate my colleague from New Jersey, Senator Booker, who has passionately described the ongoing threat of gun violence in our communities.…”