[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 160 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1565]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF THE DEEP LOSS BEING EXPERIENCED BY NEW MEXICAN 
              COMMUNITIES DUE TO THE DEATH OF LILLY GARCIA

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                           HON. BEN RAY LUJAN

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 29, 2015

  Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express 
the sorrow and profound loss that is being felt in communities across 
New Mexico following a heinous act of violence that took the life of an 
innocent young girl.
  Four year-old Lilly Garcia was in the back seat of her car with her 
family, when in a case of road rage, a bullet that was fired at her 
car, hit her, and killed her. This senseless violence was shocking and 
heartbreaking. It has shaken our community to its core. We cannot turn 
a blind eye to violence like this. Sadly this story of violence is not 
unique.
  In Rio Rancho we lost Officer Gregg Benner who was shot and killed in 
the line of duty, and in Albuquerque, Officer Daniel Webster died this 
week after he too was shot in the line of duty. We must have a real 
discussion about how we address the violence that has taken the lives 
of too many loved ones, and only by coming together as a community can 
we make a change.
  My heart goes out to the family of Lilly Garcia and all those who 
have lost someone they love to violence.