Jeb Hensarling: “I would say, in the victim that we know, Congresswoman Giffords, Gabby, if there is a sweeter, a kinder, a more gentle…”

“I would say, in the victim that we know, Congresswoman Giffords, Gabby, if there is a sweeter, a kinder, a more gentle Member of the House, I know not their name. So many of us consider her to be a friend. I think if there were a poll of Members of the House, she would probably be voted least likely to offend any human being, which makes this incident, this tragedy so unfathomable. We all pray for her full recovery. This House is not whole without her smile, without her voice, without her presence. I didn't know Gabe Zimmerman; but I know a lot of great Americans, young people, who decide to dedicate themselves to public service and work on my staff, and I know how they are a part of my extended family. I didn't know Dorwan Stoddard, Phyllis Schneck, Dorothy Morris, but they're parents, they're grandparents, they're spouses, and we think of our own family. I didn't know Judge John Roll. But, again, somebody who committed their life to public service. And last but not least I don't know Christina Taylor Green. I didn't have that pleasure. A 9-year-old child thrilled to learn about our representative democracy and brought down in an act of evil.”