Political Quotes

“as we grieve with the communities of El Paso, Dayton, and Midland, I can't help but be reminded of the Seattle Jewish Federation, Marysville, Seattle Pacific University, Freeman High School, and so many other communities in my home State of Washington and nationwide that are suffering as a result of tragic and tragically preventable gun violence. After each of these heartbreaking events, families in Washington State ask me, Why does this keep happening, and why can we not stop it? The answer is the same every time: We can't stop it because Republicans, led by Leader McConnell and, now, President Trump, will not let us. Because of this inaction, we have entered a very destructive cycle. People going about their days--to school, a movie theater, place of worship--to places where they should feel safe--lose their lives to gun violence. Communities and Democrats speak out and call for commonsense reforms, such as the universal background checks, which the vast majority of Americans support. Meanwhile, Republicans stand by and refuse to take any meaningful action to stop these violent, senseless, preventable deaths, so nothing happens in Congress. And then, months, weeks, days, or even hours later, the cycle starts all over again. Every time we have seen this cycle--across all of the terrible shootings that have plagued our country in recent years--there are two common threads.…”