Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Nadler and all of the hands that have made this moment possible. Madam Speaker, I have been here in this House when we have given our thoughts and prayers to many persons who have died, many as a result of an active shooter circumstance. Thoughts and prayers are important. My grandfather was a preacher. He talked about thoughts and prayers, but he also talked about doing God's work. Thoughts and prayers are important, but thoughts and prayers are not enough. Thoughts and prayers, unfortunately, are not saving lives when we can make the difference. `` . . . here on earth, God's work must truly be our own.'' These are the words of John F. Kennedy. Thoughts and prayers are not enough. There seems to be an argument today that we can give too much notice. Too much notice. We already have a system that can do this. Too much notice. Ask the loved ones of those who lost lives in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Ask those loved ones if there was too much notice. I went there. I saw them. I saw the hurt and the pain. I saw them pleading for additional help. Thoughts and prayers are not enough. You can't give too much notice. Too much notice? Well, this shooter in Atlanta went to three different spas over a 3-hour period. Three different spas. I do believe this is an active shooter. Killed eight people--eight people--three different spas over a 3-hour period. This is an active shooter. Didn't have too much notice.…”