[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E690]
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                        THE DAILY 45: 37 WEEKEND

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 23, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, every day, 45 people, on average, are 
fatally shot in the United States. In Chicago, just this past weekend, 
some 37 people were shot--seven of them fatally. More than three dozen 
people were victims of incidents that included gang-related drive-bys, 
an attempted robbery and other flashes of violence.
  During this weekend of violence, a 26-year-old was killed in his 
home, two teens on the same South Side street, and another man as he 
sat in the office of his plumbing business.
  There must be a public outcry. We must do all we can to stop the 
senseless violence and death. We must all band together to stop the 
culture of violence and replace it with a culture of peace, respect and 
love.
  Americans of conscience must come together to stop the senseless 
death of ``The Daily 45.'' When will Americans say ``enough is enough, 
stop the killing!''

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