Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I come today to draw attention to the fact that tomorrow evening we are going to be hosting a SpeakOut on the west front of the Capitol, the west lawn, and we are going to be highlighting four pieces of legislation: H.R. 1217, H.R. 1076, H.R. 3051, and H.R. 4603. I am particularly interested today in H.R. 3051. That is the legislation that seeks to close what has become known as the Charleston loophole. The reason I am particularly interested in it today is because yesterday the General Accountability Office issued a 57-page report. Now, that report is so voluminous I am not going to ask that it be entered into the Record, but I will include the one-page summary into the Record. Here is what you are going to find in this report: [From GAO Highlights, July 2016] Gun Control Analyzing Available Data Could Help Improve Background Checks Involving Domestic Violence Records What GAO Found Most of the 50 states submit domestic violence records-- misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (MCDV) convictions and domestic violence protection orders--to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for use during National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks, but states vary in their efforts to identify (``flag'') such records that prohibit an individual from obtaining a firearm under federal law.…”