[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 3, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Las Vegas Mass Shooting

  Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, the aftermath of Las Vegas is a time for 
this Senator to reflect on whether a shooting is like Mateen's, in the 
Orlando nightclub, where he was motivated as a terrorist, and then 
there was the remarkable recovery of Congressman Scalise in the 
attempted killing of Scalise by a shooter who was motivated by 
politics, and then there is the massive massacre in Las Vegas, 
apparently by a shooter who was mentally deranged in some form. The 
fact is, massive amounts of ammunition with high-caliber, rapid-fire 
assault weapons is making this easier for whatever the motivation of 
the shooter is. As a result, you get to the point of, how many more of 
these do we have before you say enough is enough?
  That leads to the subject of politics. When does humanity overtake 
the divisiveness of our politics so we can come together and have a 
commonsense discussion about what should be done? Because if we don't, 
and humanity does not overtake our politics, we will continue, and it 
will be more of the same.
  So I ask--I yearn for that public but also private discussion with 
our colleagues because going down this road over and over again is not 
going to be the answer, and we ought to say enough is enough.
  (The remarks of Mr. Nelson pertaining to the introduction of S. 1907 
are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills 
and Joint Resolutions.'')
  Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.