Jack Reed actually said...

"Our allies in this effort cite the situation of easy access to firearms in the United States as a major threat to their stability and consequently as a major national security threat to the United Sta..."

"I would just urge you to take another look at that during authorization."

"One other way, I think, that would link operating assistance would be to those systems that are environmentally advanced."

"We have to take strides in this nation to make sure that our big cities--can avoid that to the greatest extent possible."