"It's not the critic who counts but the man in the arena."
"Politics has no place in taking care of people. That's the bottom line."
"We can lead the way. We've got too many good people to not lead the way."
"I am convinced that there are both constitutional and operational insufficiencies with the status quo."
"The status quo also creates a perverse incentive for political violence through targeted killings designed to switch the majority party in the House."
"There are some who believe that this issue needs more study. Personally I do not think that."
"If it takes a Committee to appoint a Committee to make a study to eventually get something done, let us do it now."
"It is incredibly serious, and it is serious and so important for the country."
"This is really important because not only, as it has been mentioned, can we take away the incentive for someone to act in a nefarious way, we are going to preserve the idea that all Americans will hav..."
"John Lewis, a colleague, great American, he used to say 'good trouble.' He did not have this in mind."
"This was a clear assassination attempt, and he decided to use murder or assassination as a tool for a political change."
"There are too many what-if's in a situation like this because Congress has not fully considered the implications of a mass casualty event affecting Members."