Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. McBath), a member of the committee. Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Chairman, I thank Chairman Nadler for yielding. Mr. Chairman, today marks a very pivotal moment in our fight to prevent gun violence and to ensure the safety of every community across our Nation. I thank the more than 230 of my colleagues who have cosponsored H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. I thank Chairman Nadler, Speaker Pelosi, Congressman Thompson, and Congressman King for making gun violence prevention a priority in this Congress. I am so proud to be an original cosponsor of this historic legislation. As many of you may know, gun violence is an issue that is deeply personal for me. Gun violence prevention and a desire to make meaningful change is the very reason I am here today, in this legislative body, speaking to every one of you. In 2012, my son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed by a man who opened fire on a car of unarmed teenagers at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida. My son was only 17 years of age. Jordan would have turned 24 this month. After my son's death, I dedicated my entire life to advocating for commonsense gun safety solutions, but it was the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last year, that finally motivated me to join this legislative body.…”