[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR A VOTE

  (Mrs. NAPOLITANO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, we are here because a lot of the 
families from everywhere are asking for gun control. Families in our 
district want the House to act. Poll after poll indicates public 
support to prevent gun violence.
  Democrats want to pass real reform, but the House Republicans refuse 
to allow a vote. We want action in this House, but Congress passes 
nothing. No more silence. Watch who is preventing the action: the gun 
lobby, NRA, and our Republican colleagues. The last meaningful 
legislation on gun control was in 1994, the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act.
  Crimes involving guns happen frequently, too often, 91 a day, 
motivated mostly by hate and racism. We need dialogue in this House of 
the people. This is where the action is, on the floor and in committee.
  I would like to thank all of my friends and people in the district 
who called, wrote, and posted on social media. They all want action. 
They want Congress, the House to pass and do something.
  We must keep guns out of the hands of individuals with violent 
histories and domestic abusers. We need to pass no fly, no buy so that 
no one on the terrorist watch list is allowed to purchase a gun. There 
needs to be universal background checks in all States.
  Do not stigmatize those with mental illness who are more often 
victims rather than perpetrators of gun violence.
  We will continue to push for a vote. I encourage all of you to 
continue the calls to the Speaker and my House Republican colleagues. 
This is too critical. We must act now. Give us a vote.

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