[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 16, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1483]
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                   THE DAILY 45: FROM COAST TO COAST

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that 
every day, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United 
States. Forty-five violent stories of tragedy every day are 45 too 
many.
   From coast to coast, the stories affect us all. On Saturday night, 
in Seattle, Washington, a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot during an 
argument involving more than 20 young men at a fast-food restaurant.
   On Sunday night, in Washington, DC, Frank L. Parker, a 47-year-old 
man, was found fatally shot in the 300 block of Parkland Place, SE.
   On Monday afternoon, in Chicago, Mario Lopez, a 19-year-old man, was 
fatally shot in a West Side park. These are only three stories of 135 
stories that could be told just between Saturday, July 12 and Monday, 
July 14.
   Americans of conscience must come together to stop the senseless 
death of ``The Daily 45.'' When will we say ``enough is enough, stop 
the killing!''

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