it would feel good if kathrin and chase and jesse and james took the bus to school this morning. it would feel good if jack and caroline and jessica and ben were alive today. it would feel really good if parents across this country did not have to wake up every morning worrying without action, their kids were at risk, just like those kids. this is going to be hard. this is going to be difficult. to honor those 20 lives, we're going to get it done. thank you very much. [applause] >> i am so proud of the courage of my fellow legislators. would you give them a big round of applause, please? [applause] carolyn mccarthy, i think, gave such a poignant speech. her co-sponsors are going to say a few words. he represents aurora, colorado. hopefully, he will tell you a little bit about it. and then the house member who represents the brave town of newtown. >> good morning. i lived in the suburbs of denver, colorado. on one side of my district is columbine high school. on the other side of my district is aurora, colorado. these events, these mass killings, the fact not just the people kille