Political Quotes

“the Presiding Officer is from the State of Connecticut, and I want the record spread with how much I admire what he and Senator Blumenthal have done in not letting the American people forget about Sandy Hook--not forget about those little tiny boys and girls. My little grandchildren do not live here. I have three grandchildren, but they are teenagers. My little grandchildren are in Nevada, so I don't have a chance to see them. But I was in church yesterday and saw all these little kids, little beautiful children. To think these little boys and girls, just like the ones I saw yesterday, would be gunned down--shot multiple times, most of them; teachers trying to save these little children just cut down with an automatic weapon. I admire the two Senators from Connecticut. They are not going to let this fade from our minds. Keep in mind, I met with the Sandy Hook people on several occasions. They are not asking for anything that is outrageous. Their first step is to say that someone who is crazy--I am sorry, that is not a good term of art-- someone who has extreme mental problems should not be able to buy a gun. Someone who is a criminal should not be able to buy a gun. That is all we want. We will settle for that. The people of Sandy Hook will settle for that. I admire what the Presiding Officer has done and what Senator Blumenthal has done.…”