Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, last month, there were two mass shootings in my district, one in Farmington and another in Red River. On Friday, I met with police officers, victims, and neighbors who were terrified and wounded. An 18-year-old used an assault rifle and several other guns to kill three beautiful souls and injure six, including two police officers. I sat with the victims and listened to their stories of horror and pain. There were 144 bullets fired before the shooter even left his front yard. One neighbor held my shoulders as he shared, from a place of unbearable pain, what it sounds like when a powerful weapon discharges and you see your neighbor bleeding to death on the street. We know that the trauma of gun violence extends beyond those killed or injured. That is why my constituents and Americans are pleading with Congress to do what we can to prevent gun violence. What happens, though? What do we come back to? Instead of addressing gun violence, Republicans stand with the gun lobby to make it easier to evade gun safety laws. When it became obvious that gun manufacturers were selling powerful pistols and then selling shoulder braces to turn them into rifles, the Trump administration began work on a regulation to treat these constructed rifles as the powerful weapons they are. The Biden administration finished the job. {time} 1330 Gun manufacturers and sellers are using a loophole to avoid public safety protections.…”