[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WE NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK

  (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, guns, gun safety; Zika; Flint, 
Michigan--just three of the critical issues House Republicans are 
leaving town without addressing.
  Despite overwhelming public support, House Republicans have refused 
to bring any commonsense gun safety legislation to the floor. As they 
fail to act, many Americans unnecessarily die every day. On average, 91 
Americans die from gun violence every day, and that means that we can 
expect more than 4,700 Americans to be killed over the 7-week recess.
  Seven babies have now been born in the United States with Zika-
related birth defects, including one yesterday in Texas. Not only is 
there insufficient funding, but Republicans have used the Zika 
legislation to continue their attack on women's access to reproductive 
health services.
  Republicans have continued to ignore Flint, Michigan, where the 
children are still drinking poisoned water and people are fleeing the 
city.
  We have too much to do. We need to get back to work.

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