[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          REPUBLICAN INACTION

  (Ms. MATSUI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, today, House Republicans are leaving town 
for 52 days. That is 52 days that we won't be taking action to address 
public health crises like Zika and the Flint water crisis. Time and 
time again, House Republicans have blocked meaningful emergency funding 
needed to protect the health and safety of American families.
  And even as Americans continue to lose their lives every day, House 
Republicans still have not answered our call for a vote on bipartisan 
gun violence prevention legislation. We have a responsibility to 
protect the safety of the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time we answer the call of communities across this 
country who are demanding action on commonsense solutions like 
strengthening our background check system and ensuring we keep guns out 
of the hands of suspected terrorists.
  Families are counting on us. Let's do our job.

                          ____________________