[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 86 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H4475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    LET US FOLLOW NOBLE ASPIRATIONS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I ask this Congress this 
morning, What do we tell the mothers and fathers of murdered children? 
What do we tell those who have seen 13 children die every day? This 
Congress has an opportunity, as was our prayer this morning, to follow 
noble aspirations and not follow our political aspirations. Four 
hundred thousand, 400,000 people were prevented from getting guns under 
the Brady bill. Two-thirds of them were felons.
  To the Republicans who voted for the Brady bill, it is time now to 
follow noble aspirations and not political aspirations. It is time to 
join common-sense children's safety and protect them against guns.
  Today I will go and talk to constituents who have called me, one who 
said they will use every penny to defeat me if I vote for gun safety. I 
ask my colleagues to stand against intimidation, stand for the saving 
of the lives of those who will go on after us. Tell the mothers and 
fathers of murdered children that we have the courage to follow our 
noble aspirations and stand up against the death of children in 
America.
  Vote for gun safety today. Vote for gun safety.

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