Don Beyer actually said...

"Madam Chairman, thank you very much."

"I don`t think I`ve ever seen a body in person that`s been shot by an assault weapon. So, it was very moving and I`m hoping that Mr. McConaughey, is able to move some Republican senators."

"The challenge is that they all go to the Senate and because of the filibuster, this tradition that you need 60 votes. It`s really unlikely that we will be able to get them passed."

"We love the idea of actually turning the democracy back over to the majority vote idea rather than the 60-vote limit."