“A firearm, any firearm, can be used for good or evil. The difference is in the intent of the individual possessing it.”

The office of Rep. Glenn Thompson, a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, regarding Thompson’s son’s same-sex marriage. The wedding, which took place on Friday, July 22, occured just three days after Rep. Thompson voted against legislation that would protect the recognition of same-sex marriages. The legislation passed the House of Representatives with a 267-157 vote. (Associated Press — July 26, 2022)

Director of the SEC Enforcement Division Gurbir S. Grewal, regarding the nine people who were charged in four separate insider trading schemes, one of whom was former U.S. Congressman Stephen Buyer. (Associated Press — July 25, 2022)

Washington, D.C., City Council members, regarding the approximately 5,200 migrants from Texas and 1,100 from Arizona who have been bused to D.C. since April and May. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser have asked the Biden administration for help managing the situation; some Republicans seem gleeful over the pleas, claiming they are evidence of the nation’s immigration crisis. (Associated Press — July 21, 2022)

Rep. Kathy Manning, regarding a bill that would ensure the right to use contraceptives that the House passed in response to concerns that the attack on reproductive rights could go further than just the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Associated Press — July 21, 2022)