Political Quotes

“I didn't know Jacob Chestnut, but I did know Detective John Gibson, as a result of an unfortunate incident with a member of my family. Officer Gibson reacted in a very valiant way on something a couple months before he was murdered last July in this Capitol complex. Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson, about 9 months ago, were murdered. They were murdered when an assailant went through a door, shot both of them, killed both of them, and was after other people as well. After that tragedy, many of us stood on this floor and talked about the need to do something to stop these incidents in the future. I approach it as a person who is concerned about my staff and the visitors who come to this complex being safe and secure. I approach it also as a former Capitol police officer. I have great empathy and great understanding, I believe, for what police officers go through in this facility.”