Political Quotes

“Mr. President, now, on gun safety, in response to the scenes of senseless violence in America throughout the month of August, Leader McConnell promised that the issue of gun safety would be ``front and center'' when Congress returned. The Democrats are eager to debate this issue, and we believe we have a great place to start--with the bipartisan, House-passed bill on universal background checks. Leader McConnell has also suggested that President Trump will determine if and what the Senate will vote on, so we need to know what the President might support. Throughout the month of August, frankly, the President was all over the map, saying he wanted strong background check legislation one day and then saying, the next day, we don't need it at all. It makes no sense. The President doesn't seem to know what he wants. My Republican colleagues met with the President yesterday and ostensibly discussed the issue of gun safety. I asked them: Where is the President on this issue? Will he support universal background checks? We are eager to move forward with this debate. We want to vote on the H.R. 8 bill--a simple bill of universal background checks. It does not impede on the rights of any legitimate gun owner. It only gets in the way of felons and spousal abusers and those adjudicated mentally ill from getting guns, and no one thinks they should get them. The President needs to make his position clear and soon.…”