Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I have four grandchildren. The youngest, Scottie, was born just last year, in 2021. In Scottie's world, guns kill more kids than cars do. {time} 1630 In Scottie's world there are 692 mass shootings every year, and when she goes off to school, Scottie will learn her active shooter drills as she learns to tie her shoes. We don't have to live like this if we all only had the courage to pass the assault weapons ban to regulate semiautomatic guns. Our gun violence crisis demands this and other solutions. This will save lives. Experts reveal that the casualties of mass shootings would have dropped by 70 percent if the last assault weapons ban had stayed in place. How will I explain to Scottie that the other side boasts of 24 million assault-style weapons in the hands of Americans and says not one word about the 24,000 people dead in just 7 months of this year from guns? We must act. Join me. Have the courage to join me. Pass the assault weapons ban for Scottie's future and for all of our children.”