Political Quotes

“today, the House oversight and reform committee heard from a witness who, by all means, should never ever have had to come before the Congress, Miah Cerrillo, an 11-year-old girl who survived the shooting in Uvalde, TX. Our House colleagues will also hear from Felix and Kimberly Rubio, the parents of 10-year-old Lexi, who was killed in the shooting. You can just imagine their broken hearts. They will also hear from the only pediatrician in Uvalde available to treat the victims on that awful, awful, awful day. I hope every single Member of the House and Senate pays attention to these proceedings. God knows, many in Congress need to listen to what these witnesses have to say. We need to listen, and Congress needs to act, because across every neighborhood, every school, every city, every town--urban, suburban, rural--Americans are wondering the same thing: When is Congress going to act to stop the violence? Now, that is precisely what we are working on right now in the Senate. It will be hard to believe, after hearing what these witnesses have to say, that the Senate cannot find a way to come together and act on gun violence. Over the past week and a half, my Democratic colleagues, led by the efforts of Senators Murphy, Sinema, Blumenthal, Manchin, Coons, Heinrich, and others, have been holding good faith talks with Republicans to see if we can arrive at an agreement on gun violence legislation.…”