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" . . . we are now considering a bill that, despite its name, will do nothing to make Americans safer. . . . The data simply does not support enacting this measure if the goal is to save lives. H.R. 1186 is not a reasonable limit on magazine capacity. It’s an arbitrary limit on Americans’ right to self-defense that will ensure only criminals possess these items and use them to victimize law-abiding citizens."

"From addressing the incidence of mass shootings to combatting the scourge of firearm violence plaguing our urban communities, I stand ready to work with you on sensible solutions that could actually prevent these atrocities. What I am not willing to do is support legislation that will do nothing to make us safer and simultaneously infringes on the rights and liberties guaranteed by our Constitution."

"Rather than preserve and strengthen arbitration, [H.R. 1423] would wipe it out for enormous numbers of consumer and employment disputes, as well as many civil rights and antitrust disputes. What that would do is not end injustice, but promote it."

"I write today to inform you that, contrary to your assertions in the media, the Procedures, and the Application, you lack the procedural authority to prohibit non-committee Member access to Committee records, because the full House has not voted to initiate an impeachment inquiry or to allow you to limit such access."