Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from New York, but more importantly, I thank her for anchoring tonight's message against gun violence. Mr. Speaker, I come here tonight with a heavy heart. I don't have a written script, but I was so touched when I listened to Congresswoman Clarke's opening statement and then when my classmate and colleague, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, spoke. {time} 2030 I wanted to come tonight because I want everyone listening to us to know to ask the question, Mr. Speaker: Why are we lagging behind? To ask the question: When are we going to do more than one moment of silence when there has been an unnecessary shooting? We do it when there is national attention. But what happens when that young person in their backyard, what happens when that person is killed by a gun in their home? All lives matter, Mr. Speaker. So, tonight, our message is clear. Americans have asked us to do something. I had the opportunity to witness thousands and thousands and thousands of young folks who came together to March for Our Lives because this is their way of life, and they felt that they should do something, and they did. And at the end of the program in the Third Congressional District, they looked to us as leaders and said: What are you going to do for us? What are you going to do about this?…”