[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H4929-H4930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         IN MEMORY OF SETH RICH

  (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart. 
I rise to honor the memory of an extraordinary young man who worked in 
dedicated service at the Democratic National Committee, Seth Conrad 
Rich.
  Seth was just 27 years old when he was killed this past weekend in 
our Nation's Capital, the victim of an unknown shooter. He was a 
dedicated, selfless public servant, protecting one of our most 
essential freedoms: the right of all Americans to vote. He carried out 
this work because he believed that together we could make the world a 
better place. We were fortunate to know and work with him.
  Just last Friday, Seth wrote a response on Facebook to the terrible 
shootings in Dallas. He wrote:
  Stop hating each other. . . . We have to be better and more true. . . 
. Please, stop killing each other.
  I hope the Members of this body will join me in offering our deepest 
thoughts and prayers to the Rich family today, but thoughts and prayers 
are simply not enough.
  In Seth's prescient words: We must stop the hate. We must be better 
and more true.

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