[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  GIVE THE PEOPLE A VOTE ON THE ISSUES

  (Mr. LYNCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I have three bills that I am a cosponsor of--
reasonable bills. One is to stop suspects on the terrorist watch list 
from acquiring firearms; one is to require universal background checks 
so that we are sure that the people who do buy firearms are 
psychologically capable of doing so; and another bill to study the 
health impacts of gun violence in America.
  All across my district, I have received many, many, many, many calls. 
From the streets of Dorchester and South Boston and the North End in 
the city of Boston to the historic cities of Quincy and Brockton, the 
city of champions; from the beautiful towns in the north of my 
district, like Norwood and Dedham and Walpole and Westwood to the south 
shore towns of Scituate, Abington, Hingham, Cohasset, and Hull, it is 
pretty near unanimous in my district. And the people that I represent 
would like to have a vote on this issue.
  I think that is our job, that is our duty, and we should get to the 
business of taking up these bills and giving the people of the United 
States a vote on these issues.

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