Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it is hard really to know where to start. I am here on the Senate floor to talk about guns. In a world in chaos, we cannot forget about the chaos right here at home. Gun violence is killing our children: 19 students and two of their teachers in Uvalde 2 weeks ago; 20 children, and 7 others, in Newtown, CT--nearly 10 years ago; 12 students and a teacher at Columbine--23 years ago. In between? Las Vegas, 58 dead; the Pulse nightclub, 49 dead; Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 17 dead--all victims of gun violence. And this is just a snapshot of the epidemic of gun violence in our country. I look back at my 48 years here in the Senate and say, When will we say enough? We hadn't yet finished honoring and celebrating the lives of the 10 victims in Buffalo before news broke of the tragedy unfolding in Uvalde--19 children, 2 teachers, massacred in their school, where they learn and work, where they should be safe--safe to just be children. This weekend, at least a dozen people were killed and 60 more injured in shooting incidents across the country. When is it enough? After Sandy Hook, well over decade after Columbine shook the Nation, the conscience of the country was stirred. Now, we said, now we must look at our gun laws. Now, we must think about what simply makes sense and what does not. The Judiciary Committee acted. I was proud to lead that, but the Senate did not.…”