Political Quotes

“First, I thank my colleague from Florida for that amazing presentation. I thank my colleagues from Connecticut and New Jersey for the amazing job they have done in making sure they do everything they can, using the procedures of this body, to see that we get votes on this important legislation. I also thank my friend from Connecticut, who has held the floor for some time today--both Senators from Connecticut, who have done an amazing job. And I know we will all be looking forward to hearing from our friend from West Virginia for his words. I thank all of the Senators on the floor because this is so important. The Senator from Connecticut said it has been nearly 4 years since Sandy Hook and this body has done nothing. He is right. This body is shameful. This body is shameful in its obeisance to the hard right of the gun lobby in not even doing the most reasonable things that almost all Americans support, that don't affect the rights of legitimate gun owners, and that would simply make our country safer. I say to the Senator from Connecticut, we are in a new world. We are in a world where lone wolves can get a hold of guns and do huge damage, as we saw and as our friend from Florida eloquently talked about in his own State. We have to change and adapt to that world. Maybe in the old days people would say: Well, terrorism is not going to happen here. It has. It has, and we need to make sure we do everything we can to prevent terrorists from getting guns.…”