Chuck Schumer: “the violent terrorist group Hamas found a new friend yesterday, the NRA, the National Rifle Association. Yesterday the…”

“the violent terrorist group Hamas found a new friend yesterday, the NRA, the National Rifle Association. Yesterday the House went toe-to-toe with this violent terrorist group in our debate over the antiterrorism bill. It was not a fair fight, and Hamas won. It was not a fair fight because the fix was in. The National Rifle Association and its allies jumped into the ring. Once again, Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Georgia, Newt Gingrich, and the Republican leadership bowed to the narrow demands of the NRA and the Republican party's extreme right wing. By the time they had done their work, the terrorism bill was eviscerated. Make no mistake, America, the bill is on life support. It will take a miracle to keep it alive. That will make our law enforcement officials' fight against the growing threat of terrorism harder. By gutting the terrorism bill, the NRA allows tens of thousands of dollars and other support to continue flowing from this country into the coffers of groups like Hamas. Those resources will be used to slaughter scores of innocent people. Shame, Mr. Speaker. Shame.”