Political Quotes

“like so many Americans, my thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected by the terror in San Bernardino last week. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families. As we learn more about the suspects, it is becoming clear that San Bernardino will serve as a sad--but also shocking--reminder of what needs to be done to address what has become known as the terror gap. I rise to support that most commonsense proposal to bar individuals on the terrorist watch list from being able to legally get a gun. The GAO found that between 2004 and 2014 suspected terrorists attempted to exploit this loophole. People say: Well, this never happens. Listen to this. Those on the terror watch list tried to purchase guns 2,233 times and succeeded in 2,043 of those--or 91 percent. It is absolute insanity that this is not already a restriction we have in place. Given what happened in San Bernardino, it is extra insanity that we are not going to move on this and that we haven't moved on this already. It makes no sense. We can't let a small group-- an influential, powerful lobbying group--make America less safe. Yet many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are doing just that. Because the NRA says no, they say no, even though terrorism is a scourge that we have to deal with on many fronts. I appreciate my friend from Texas. He says there are certain people on the terrorist watch list who don't belong there.…”