Political Quotes

“earlier this evening, Democratic and Republican negotiators finally released, after a lot of hard work, a bipartisan gun safety bill. This bipartisan gun safety legislation is progress and will save lives. While it is not everything we want, this legislation is urgently needed. As the author of the Brady background checks bill, which passed in 1994, I am pleased that for the first time in nearly 30 years, Congress is back on the path to take meaningful action to address gun violence. I will now take the first steps to move this lifesaving legislation on the Senate floor for a vote, with an initial procedural vote tonight. Following that, we will move to final passage as soon as possible. I expect the bill to pass the Senate by the week's end. I want to commend all of my colleagues--so many who worked so hard on this bill--for their diligent and astute efforts to finalize this legislation. I want to particularly single out Senators Murphy, Sinema, Cornyn, and Tillis, who really led the charge to put this together. ____________________”