Political Quotes

“for the residents of southern Nevada and so many others, October 1 is no ordinary day. On October 1, 2017, my hometown of Las Vegas was struck by an unimaginable tragedy that forever--forever--changed our communities. We experienced an attack on a scale far worse than anyone could ever have imagined, a devastating tragedy that ripped families apart and destroyed lives. During any given weekend, the Las Vegas Strip is buzzing with tourists and visitors from around the world, and that was the case on October 1, 2017. That night, tens of thousands of people came to Las Vegas to attend the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, enjoy a fun night out with friends and good music. The weather was beautiful. But in just 10 minutes--10 minutes--their lives and our entire State would be changed forever. Ten minutes was all it took for a gunman to open fire on an unsuspecting crowd, killing 58 innocent people, injuring thousands, and leaving a permanent scar on the hearts of everyone in our State and on the hearts of the families and friends of those injured and killed. In the years since, we have lost two more individuals as a result of this tragedy, which remains the deadliest mass shooting in American history. So I want you to think about what that means.…”