Dean Phillips tweeted the following:
"We dedicate over $800 billion annually, more than the next eight nations combined, on defense from foreign threats. I say its time to dedicate the same energy and intention necessary to protect our children and families from domestic threats."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Dean Phillips:
"Im a gun owner. Do not tell me our Founders conceived of this carnage when they wrote the Constitution. Do not tell me they would have tolerated this madness. Do not tell me that teachers must be armed. And do not tell me your AR15 is worth more than another 14 childrens lives." on May 24Read on Twitter
"Parents kissed their kids this morning after breakfast, wished them a good day, and theyll never see them again. Shot to death in school. IN SCHOOL! Only in America does this carnage happen. Every damn month. May their memories be for a blessing and may we stop this madness. twitter.com/abc/status/152" on May 24Read on Twitter
"If we wish to protect the truth, we must protect the journalists who risk their lives to uncover it for the world. Should this report be true, I condemn the killing and inexcusable lack of transparency, and expect those responsible to be held to account. twitter.com/jimsciutto/sta" on May 24Read on Twitter