Political Quotes

“I rise today to mark the eighth anniversary of the worst mass shooting in modern American history. Today, as I give this speech, far too many Americans across the country are reeling from the pain of shootings in their own communities. This country is seeing a horrifying increase in mass violence that doesn't just destroy the lives of the victims; it tears apart families; it leaves loved ones with an unfillable hole in their hearts; and it brings communities to the breaking point. I have seen it firsthand. Eight years ago today, a man gunned down 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, NV. More than 800 people were wounded in that chaos, and 2 people later succumbed to their injuries. That day and those that followed were some of the toughest for all of us. For me, personally, my niece was attending that festival, and I remember the overwhelming relief that I felt to learn that she was safe and OK. I also remember spending time at the reunification center with the families of the missing festival attendees, praying with those families, crying with those families, watching them as they were hoping and praying that their loved ones would return to them. Some were lucky but many were not. Our city--our entire State of Nevada--felt lost, but I will tell you, out of this horror came something miraculous. In the aftermath of 1 October, Nevadans came together to support each other. People came out in droves to give blood.…”