[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REJECT THE GUN LOBBY BILL

  (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, it is sad that it took a 26-hour 
sit-in of 177 Members just to get a vote on one gun violence prevention 
bill this Congress. It is even sadder that Speaker Ryan still doesn't 
get it.
  This week, we are voting on a big gun lobby bill that already failed 
in the Senate. It would give the Attorney General only 72 hours to 
determine if someone on the no-fly list should be able to purchase a 
gun. House rules require 3 days between a bill's introduction and a 
vote. Why does Speaker Ryan think that the House deserves 3 days to 
read a bill, but the FBI, Attorney General, and our courts should fully 
investigate a suspected terrorist in the same amount of time?
  This isn't an attempt to address gun violence. It is a shameful 
attempt to claim that a vote was held, without hurting the majority's 
precious scorecard rating with the big gun lobby.
  This isn't a game. With each passing hour, another family mourns the 
loss of a loved one.
  I urge my colleagues to reject the gun lobby bill. I call on you, 
Speaker Ryan, to have the courage to call up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan 
King-Thompson background check bill, a real gun violence prevention 
measure.

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