Political Quotes

“I rise today to honor the memories of the lives we lost and all who were injured or impacted in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. Five years ago, Nevada experienced tragedy on an unprecedented scale. In just 10 minutes--10 minutes--58 innocent lives were taken, hundreds of people were injured by gunfire, and hundreds more were injured in the chaos that followed. Sadly, in the years since, two more victims of that night's attacks died because of the injuries they received during that shooting, bringing the death toll to 60. During the attack, scores of heroic first responders--police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and others--arrived at the scene in an attempt to neutralize the threat and provide aid to the victims. Then hundreds of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals-- well, they worked nonstop to save the lives of those on the scene. That day, the attack on the Route 91 Harvest Festival became the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Let me repeat that: the deadliest mass shooting in American history. And to this day--sadly, even with all of the mass shootings we have endured over the past few years since then--1 October--1 October--still remains the single deadliest mass shooting in American history. All it took--all it took--was just 10 minutes--10 minutes--for dozens of lives to be cut short, hundreds more injured and traumatized, with emotional and physical scars they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.…”