[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING PARKLAND SHOOTING VICTIMS

  (Mrs. MURPHY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the victims 
of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 
2018.
  It was just a year ago that we lost 17 lives at the hands of a gunman 
as part of the terrible epidemic that is gun violence in America. 
Fourteen of these were young students with a bright future ahead of 
them.
  Today, I am here to honor the memories of Alyssa, Martin, Nicholas, 
Jaime, Luke, Cara, Gina, Joaquin, Alaina, Meadow, Helena, Alex, Carmen, 
and Peter and the three courageous staff members: Scott, Aaron, and 
Chris.
  May their souls in Heaven be a guiding light to us here on Earth as 
we continue to fight against gun violence, because no parent wants to 
send their kids to school, to church, or to a movie theater worried 
about whether they may ever come home.
  It took less than 7 minutes for a gunman in Parkland, Florida, to try 
to erase these 17 people, but he could not and will not be able to 
erase them from the memories of their loved ones.
  Today we remember their lives by saying their names, and we honor 
them by taking action. We can and must act. I, for one, will never stop 
fighting to honor their legacies and make our communities safer by 
ending gun violence. We as a nation shall never forget.

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