[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]




                     YET CONGRESS HAS DONE NOTHING

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, in the face of extraordinary suffering, we 
are not asking for extraordinary courage from Members. We are asking 
for commonsense measures most Americans support.
  Thousands of children in Flint have been exposed to lead, yet 
Congress has done nothing. Over 4,000 Americans have been infected with 
Zika ahead of peak mosquito season, yet Congress has done nothing. Gun 
violence in America is an epidemic, killing over 30,000 Americans each 
year, yet Congress has done nothing.
  It is cowardly to return to our constituents for 7 weeks without 
action. It is cowardly for this majority to run from our 
responsibilities because they are scared of the NRA when Americans 
consistently live in fear of gun violence.
  This House has done nothing to address these real, widespread 
concerns. We should not recess without taking action for the American 
people.

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