Political Quotes

“on the anti-gun violence legislation before the Senate, we are making good progress in the effort to schedule a series of votes on amendments. I have had constructive conversations with my Republican counterpart, Senator McConnell. The American people deserve to know where we stand on these important antiviolence proposals. There are disagreements as to what we should do with gun legislation, if anything, and I understand that. We have already spent a week and a half on this legislation, so it is time to begin processing these amendments. I hope we will be able to reach an agreement earlier rather than later--hopefully, sometime by early afternoon--to hold votes on a number of amendments, including both Democratic and Republican amendments. That series of votes would include a number of issues, not the least of which is the compromise background check proposal crafted by Senators Manchin, Toomey, Kirk, and Schumer. This bipartisan measure has the support of antiviolence advocates and law enforcement groups as well as second amendment advocates, including the second largest gun rights group that exists, consisting of more than 650,000 members. The measure would keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals by requiring background checks for private gun sales at gun shows and over the Internet. Mr. President, whether you are from a pro-gun State such as Vermont or Nevada--even in those States, huge amounts, huge numbers of people support this legislation.…”