“I applaud President Obama for nominating Merrick B. Garland to the Supreme Court. Merrick Garland has an exemplary track record of public service and has served honorably as a Federal Court Judge. Congress must do its job and consider the President’s highly qualified nominee without delay.”
“Tragedy after terrible tragedy has proven beyond doubt that the time for stringent federal gun control is long overdue. While Republicans in Congress stalled and squalled, thousands of men, women, and young children in our country have suffered and died because of lax regulations that allow these deadly weapons into the wrong hands. Consistently backward and shameful efforts to block sensible gun reform make Washington Republicans complicit in these tragedies –
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