[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 6, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          THE DAILY 45: D.C. RESIDENT MURDERED ON SCHOOL STEPS

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, every day, somewhere in America, an average 
of 45 people are shot and killed at the hands of a gun-wielding 
assailant. This senseless loss of life comes in all shapes, sizes, 
colors and zip codes.
  On March 12, 2008, 23-year-old Anthony Maddox, of Washington, DC, was 
killed on the steps outside Truesdell Elementary School when small 
children were still inside. Fortunately, no children were harmed but 
they were surely traumatized by the fact that a man from their 
neighborhood, casually socializing with neighbors on a balmy spring 
night, suddenly lost his life at the hands of a gun.
  In the words of the late revolutionary patriot, Thomas Paine, ``these 
are the times that try men's souls.'' These times require action, right 
now, from men and women like me who are determined to stop the carnage.
  We must stop the senseless murders of ``The Daily 45.'' When will 
Americans say ``enough is enough, stop the killing!''




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