[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H4269-H4270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A MOMENT OF SILENCE IS NOT ENOUGH

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, a moment of silence is not enough.
  I did not respond to the invitation of the gentleman from Texas to 
come and stand here. I lost a young woman at Great Mills High School in 
my district. I visited with her parents, I went to her funeral, and I 
grieved with our community, but coming to this well and spending but a 
moment for the thousands who have lost their lives is not enough. We 
need to act.
  The Governor of Texas thinks we ought to do something. The Governor 
of Florida thought we should do something, and he did something.
  We should bring to this floor legislation to try to stem this 
violence. We will have disagreements as to what that may be, but a 
moment of silence is not enough.

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