[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CONGRESS DOES NOTHING

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, we saw children, 6-year-olds, murdered in 
their classroom. We saw young people who were dancing murdered. We saw 
police officers murdered. What did we do? Nothing. We went home.
  We saw children who were going to be infected with the Zika virus, 
and pregnant young women's babies were going to be born with 
deformities. What did we do? Nothing.
  We saw people being poisoned in Michigan. What did we do? Nothing.
  Don't tell me to wait for a moment of silence, and don't tell me to 
pray. Because, before I pray, I make sure, before I ask God for 
anything, that I have done everything humanly possible that I can do, 
and then I ask and I pray to Him for His help.

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