[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to add my voice to the millions 
calling on Congress to protect the American people.
  It is impossible to ignore the terrible reality that gun violence is 
just far too common in this country. The most recent shooting in 
Orlando, the deadliest mass shooting in our history, is a tragic 
reminder that Congress has yet to take action to protect the American 
people.
  That is why, 2 weeks ago, I and a number of my colleagues sat down on 
the floor of this House to stand up and say that we have had enough. 
That is why I went home to Michigan and stood with my own constituents 
back home to call for commonsense gun action.
  It is simple, simply requiring that a person who is on the terrorist 
watch list, too dangerous to purchase an airplane ticket, should not be 
able to walk into any shop and buy a gun at any time, for any purpose. 
It is also a commonsense provision the American people support.
  We should close the loophole on background checks so that all weapon 
purchases are subject to a background check, rather than bringing false 
bills written by the NRA.
  It is far too long. We need to act. I call on Congress to act.

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