"We have a gun violence problem in this country that really should shock the conscience of every single American."
"But if it is not voluntarily resolved, Congress should act."
"the people I represent in Brooklyn and Queens, who are currently Time Warner subscribers, are most concerned about."
"Now let me go back to Mr. Porter. Picking up on a theme that was raised earlier, tax revenue pays in part for police protection; correct?"
"I don't doubt that this legislation has been introduced in good faith by individuals who are supporting it, both sides of the aisle, although it does seem to be Beat Up On New York Day."
"And in the most recent study that I have seen, New York State sent $23 billion more to the Federal Government than we get back in return."
"Is part of the premise of Federalism that each individual state has the capacity to determine for itself the best form of taxation for that particular jurisdiction?"
"There is still a need, I think, for legislation to deal with the common sense measures that would help deal with the gun violence problem in this country."
"the children that I represent, some of whom are dying on the streets of Brooklyn, are from illegal guns from other parts of the country, cannot afford for us to wait for congressional action."
"I think that the suggestions related to your Department of Justice, and there are a myriad of examples, but I have got limited time, are really irresponsible, reckless, and not evidence-based."
"I think we have a gun violence problem. In fact, in America 5 percent of the world's population, 50 percent of the world's guns, more than 14,000 American who died as a result of gun violence since th..."