[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 112 (Tuesday, July 12, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IT IS TIME TO TAKE ACTION

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, today marks 1 month since the worst mass 
shooting in our Nation's history. This week, we learned that the House 
majority will not bring a bill to the floor until after the 7-week 
recess that starts this week.
  The majority claims that it needs to show calm, that it needs to show 
leadership. Well, the majority has already failed to show leadership. 
That is why we are not calm.
  It has been 30 days since Pulse, 223 days since San Bernardino, 226 
days since Colorado Springs, 285 days since Roseburg, 362 days since 
Chattanooga, 390 days since Charleston, 781 days since Isla Vista, 832 
days since Fort Hood, 1,030 days since Navy Yard, 1,131 days since 
Santa Monica, 1,306 days since Newtown, 1,383 days since Minneapolis, 
1,437 days since Oak Creek, 1,453 days since Aurora, 1,562 days since 
Oakland, 1,735 days since Seal Beach, and 2,012 days since Tucson.
  This is not leadership. This is cold. This is heartless. This is 
cowardice. It is time to take action to make our communities safer.

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