Political Quotes

“Mr. President, my colleague from Connecticut is here in the room and mentioned the bill we have been working on together, the Fix NICS bill. I want to remind all of us what the motivation was, at least on my part, for introducing this legislation and express my gratitude to the Senator from Connecticut, as well as the Democratic leader Senator Schumer, and others who have cosponsored this legislation. It was just a few short months ago when someone murdered 26 people worshipping in a small church just outside San Antonio in Sutherland Springs. He had purchased these firearms having lied on the background check when they asked him whether he was a convicted felon, whether he was honorably discharged from the military, and whether he had ever committed any domestic violence. He lied. If he had told the truth, he would have been prohibited from buying those firearms and perhaps--maybe, perhaps--he would have been dissuaded, slowed down, or perhaps would not have committed that terrible atrocity that day when 26 people lost their lives, and 20 more were injured. We have come to find out that the Air Force, which had convicted him of two of those offenses--domestic violence and the felony--failed to upload the information that was required in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. If they had, then he would not have gotten away with lying because the FBI background check system would have revealed the truth.…”