[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 13, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E906]
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                       THE DAILY 45: HELDER TOMAR

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, every day, 45 people, on average, are 
fatally shot in the United States. We have become too numb to the 
continued violence that plays out daily. On April 26, in Pawtucket, 
Rhode Island, 19-year-old Helder Tomar was shot and killed in Jenks 
Park in Central Falls. Unfortunately, this set off a cycle of teenage 
violence in Pawtucket and Central Falls.
  According to a local newspaper, a young man said the obvious: ``Death 
is part of life, but it's supposed to be natural, not by violence, not 
by strife.''
  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.''