[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       THE DAILY 45: FAR ROCKAWAY

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, every day, 45 people, on average, are 
fatally shot in the United States. Last Saturday, May 17, Brandon 
Bethea, a 15-year-old Jamaica girl was fatally shot on a Far Rockaway, 
New York street corner. She was shot while standing with a crowd near 
the Redfern Housing Projects.
  Then, 2 days later and a half-mile away, while police investigated 
Brandon's killing, 17-year-old Tyrese Jones was gunned down in front of 
a local restaurant.
  Two more young people, gone before they could even graduate from high 
school. And on both of these days, 44 other people were shot. 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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