[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRESS IS SILENT ON GUN VIOLENCE

  (Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, this Republican Congress has 
left this Chamber early without addressing a public health crisis in 
this country called gun violence.
  The Republican Congress may find comfort in remaining silent, in 
doing the bidding of the gun lobby, in turning its back on the American 
people. But our inaction disservices our constituents and the tens of 
thousands of families who have lost their loved ones to gun violence. 
Millions more worry that they and their families are not safe, and if 
mothers can't sleep at night knowing their children are safe from harm, 
neither should this Congress.
  I challenge my colleagues who have left here early to be silent to 
engage their communities when they go home. Find the courage to do the 
right thing and reject the gun lobby's heavy hand.
  Let's bring the will of the American people to this body and pass 
commonsense legislation. Do not be on the wrong side of history. Do not 
bet against the American people. Stand with us to end this deadly 
silence.

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