[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]




                     AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE ACTION

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, the American people are demanding action to 
keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. Instead, 
the people's House has been adjourned without a single vote on 
commonsense, lifesaving legislation.
  We need to be voting on legislation that expands background checks to 
keep dangerous people from getting these deadly weapons.
  Mr. Speaker, this commonsense, bipartisan legislation is supported by 
80 percent of the American public. Give us a vote. It is past time for 
House Republicans to stop ignoring their voices. Instead of taking real 
action, Republicans are playing games with a toothless NRA bill that 
does nothing to keep our communities safe.
  Whether it is the Flint water crisis emergency, Zika threats, or gun 
safety, the American people deserve action, not just thoughts and 
prayers and moments of silence and 7 weeks out of session. The 
political gamesmanship won't stop the bloodshed, won't bring clean 
water to Flint, or prevent the Zika virus from spreading.
  Mr. Speaker, let's actually do something. Let's do something to 
secure our children, our families, our Nation. We should do our job, 
but, once again, Congress is missing in action.

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