Pelosi Statement on Republicans’ Vote to Block ‘No Fly, No Buy’ Bill
June 14, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Republicans voted today to block action on H.R. 1076, the bipartisan "No Fly, No Buy" legislation authored by Republican Congressman Peter King:
"It is appalling that days after our nation has suffered such a terrible attack, Republicans would vote to protect suspected terrorists' ability to arm themselves to the teeth at American gun stores.
"Republicans' decision to block the bipartisan ‘No Fly, No Buy' bill is dangerous and indefensible. If you're too dangerous to fly, you're too dangerous to buy a gun. Yet on 12 different occasions, Republicans have voted to block this common sense step to keep the American people safe from terror.
"We have no right to hold moments of silence without days of action to honor the victims of gun violence. House Democrats will continue to demand that we close the scandalous ‘No Fly, No Buy' loophole immediately."