John Cornyn actually said...

our government is not a national government, but a Federal Government

I would note that the latest estimate I saw is that 18,000 people have lost their lives as a result of this violence since 2006.

I commend the efforts that you have made and that you described, although I think we would have to all admit that it is just a tiny fraction...

We have to come up with mechanisms--that probably means auditors and people like that--to prevent this from happening in the first place.