[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED

  (Ms. BONAMICI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, today, the House of Representatives will 
recess for a 7-week district work period. Of course, I look forward to 
going home to Oregon to spend time with my family and meet with my 
constituents, but I am deeply disappointed that the House is going into 
recess without taking meaningful action to keep our communities safe.
  It has been 1 month since 49 people were gunned down in Orlando, 
almost a year since 9 people were killed at Umpqua Community College in 
Roseburg, Oregon, and 3\1/2\ years since 20 children and 6 educators 
were murdered in Newtown. Yet Congress has taken no action to make 
American communities safer from gun violence.
  I am disappointed that we are going back home without passing the 
bipartisan, commonsense, comprehensive background-check bill that is 
supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans.
  We need to fund efforts to combat Zika and help people in Flint, 
Michigan, and across this country who do not have access to safe 
drinking water. Our constituents are counting on us to keep them safe, 
and they deserve so much better than this congressional inaction.

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