Political Quotes

“this bears repeating: We knew all along that efforts to pass stronger background checks and keep guns out of the hands of criminals wouldn't be easy, and it hasn't been. But keeping America's streets safe from gun violence is worth the effort. Yesterday the families of gun violence victims watched as Republicans defeated a commonsense proposal to expand background checks. It is supported by 90 percent of the American people. It is not some hocus- pocus. What it says is that if a person is a criminal, that person shouldn't be able to buy a gun. It says that if a person has severe mental issues, that person shouldn't be able to buy a gun. That is all it said. Yesterday the families of gun violence victims watched, but despite the fact that a strong majority of the American people feel this way, we weren't able to get this done. Despite the fact that a strong majority of the Senate voted in favor of stronger background checks--a strong majority--Republicans once again filibustered a commonsense proposal. We were able to get 4 Republicans--4 out of 45. Yesterday President Obama said it was a shameful day for the Senate, and it probably was, I agree. But we should make no mistake; this debate is not over. In fact, this fight is just beginning. I have spoken with the President. He and I agree that the best way to keep working toward passing a background check bill is to hit ``pause'' and freeze the background check bill where it is.…”