Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise with a heavy heart at the senseless tragedy in Newtown, CT, that took place this Friday. We are all shaken from that day, and we ask ourselves: Why? How could this happen in America? We grope for answers and I hope we will find them. Today I join, first with every American, in expressing our deep and abiding grief as a Nation and our deepest, most heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims. I am the father of two. As a father of two, this strikes painfully close to my heart, and painfully close to the heart of every parent. There is no greater sorrow, no deeper pain than the enormous grief these families are suffering for those 20 innocent children, 6 teachers, and school employees and their families; and no parent--no parent--should ever have to bear the unspeakable pain of losing a child, especially to this type of tragedy. All too often I have come to this floor having to say those same words--one tragedy after another, time and time again, having to stand here and say that our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of another tragedy involving gun violence, semiautomatic weapons, high- capacity clips, and the families of those victims who have lost loved ones to senseless, sick gun violence. But this time we are talking about children--elementary schoolchildren--the youngest, most innocent among us taken away. Enough is enough.…”