Political Quotes

“I have several questions I wish to ask Senator Murphy through the Chair today, but I want to start by thanking my friend, Chris Murphy. I am very proud to call him a colleague. I am proud of seeing him take this stand. I am proud that is forcing us to have this conversation. We all get sent here by our constituents to make tough decisions, to find the truth, and to find a path forward. I am very proud of him for not letting this go quietly with just another moment of silence and no action. Since Sunday, I think most of us have been walking around feeling literally sick to our stomachs, with a sickness that is not going away. I know our whole country is just so weary of seeing shooting after shooting and not seeing action and change and something meaningful from all of us. I was very proud to see my constituents fill Morningside Park in Albuquerque, Pioneer Woman's Park in Las Cruces, the Plaza in Santa Fe, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Roswell, and Orchard Park in Farmington--all to remember the victims in Orlando and to say to their families that we are not going to forget them and to say to that entire community that when the LGBT community is attacked, really all of us are attacked. I came to the floor because I can't believe that we are going to let this happen again and not change something. That goes to what I want to ask the Senator from Connecticut about.…”