Political Quotes

“I want to make it eminently clear that I desire in every way to cooperate with the joint leadership which, in a bipartisan way, has indicated their desire, together with expressions of the President, that this bill move forward. This is not a dilatory tactic on my part, nor is it to be construed in any way as a political tactic. The subject of this amendment simply is a very heartfelt, personal matter for me. Each of us counts our joys and benefits through life. I was blessed with two very strong and wonderful parents. My father devoted his life to the medical profession. He served in World War I as a very young doctor in the trenches. He returned a decorated soldier, and established his practice as a surgeon. He concluded a lifetime of total dedication to the profession of medicine, his patients, and the healing of those who have the misfortune of illnesses and other diseases. It is for that reason I bring up this amendment for consideration in the Senate. In brief, this amendment states that if the Senate believes certain protections from lawsuits should be afforded to the gun industry, then certain protections should be likewise afforded to the medical profession. It is as simple as that.”