You probably don’t read a lot of pieces written jointly by a Republican and a Democrat these days. We served together in Congress, both representing districts in Arizona, until Gabby was nearly assassinated at an event with her constituents in 2011. When Gabby heroically returned to Congress for the 2012 State of the Union address, we bucked tradition and sat together , instead of sitting on opposite sides of the aisle with our respective parties.

Some moments are too important for partisanship. The moment our country is in today is one of them.

Since the attempt on Gabby’s life, political violence has raged across America. In 2017, a man targeted Republican Rep. Steve Scalise and others during a congressional baseball practice. In 2021, a political mob attacked police sworn to pro

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