By allowing killers to rapidly and repeatedly fire bullets at their human targets without stopping to reload, assault weapons are designed for maximum bloodshed.

God forbid, if you lived in an apartment complex or a community with attached homes, how the bullets will go through the walls and travel apartment after apartment after apartment, if you have the wrong one.

This is one reason I support a national ban on assault weapons.

We must take a comprehensive approach to solving the national crisis of gun violence, an issue that for too long has been ignored by national leaders.

We need a nationwide law that comprehensively addresses this danger to our communities, and we have no time to waste.

It is our organization's opinion that violence--particularly gun violence is a public health issue.

What I saw that day at JFK gave me great hope.

Since the Supreme Court's ruling, the ban has had a significant impact on American communities.

When the Trump Administration issued its first version of the Muslim ban in January 2017, it was immediately apparent that it was unconstitutional, discriminatory, and morally reprehensible.

May I inquire how much time is remaining, please, on each side. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Peters). The gentleman from New York has 5\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from North Dakota has 12\3/4\ minutes remaining.

Woman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1423, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, or the FAIR Act. This critical legislation would restore access to justice for millions of Americans who are currently locked out of the court…

I think that the Federal Government has an obligation--and the Congress can initiate that--to really set certain laws in place that become Federal law that override State laws...