David Cicilline

We know what the solutions are. It is time to act.

The American people are completely fed up with this institution's willful neglect in leaving them to suffer in the face of a clear epidemic.

It is imperative that we do all that we can to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.

Each of these statistics is another example of this body's shameful failure to protect Americans from gun violence.

The gun death rate has risen by 17 percent, the gun suicide rate by 19 percent, and the gun homicide rate by 14 percent.

We have a gun violence epidemic in this country.

This is the first hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives on gun violence prevention in nearly a decade.

Like most rights, the right secured by the Second amendment is not unlimited.

Is there any Committee Rule that prevents a Member of Congress from reciting false statements in a Committee hearing that are unsupported by the evidence?

I urge this Congress to take up and pass such a bill.

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It's time to bring back the assault weapons ban.

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Congress must take immediate action to repeal PLCAA.

That decision of Citizens United that invited the corporate takeover of our democracy... has not played out.

These claims about voter fraud are completely unsupported by the evidence.

Because the premise of Citizens United, even if you take it at its face, is that independent spending does not corrupt, but direct contributions are corrupting, but a coordinated outside expenditure is equivalent to a direct contribution.

Here in America, our great democracy will only survive if power resides with the people and not the powerful corporate special interests.

The landmark legislation that we are considering this afternoon will do what Democrats said we would do by reducing the influence of corporate spending in political campaigns, restoring ethics and integrity to government, and restoring…

This provision of H.R. 1 says that if a commission is not established or if it doesn't adopt a plan, then the redistricting lines for Congress will be drawn up by a three-judge Federal court.

I would consider that one a success, absolutely.

At a fraction of the cost of what it would be if it were a military engagement obviously.

I too want to begin by thanking outgoing Chairman Royce for his extraordinary leadership of this committee.