[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





     REMEMBERING LIVES LOST AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS 1 YEAR AGO

  (Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Mr. Speaker, today is a very difficult day for 
south Florida and for my community. One year ago, we lost 17 innocent 
lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland.
  The pain of the family and friends of those we lost does not go away. 
I know. I lost my father to gun violence.
  Shortly after the tragedy at Parkland, I met with the parents of the 
students who lost their lives. All you want to do is find a way to take 
away their pain, but you can't. You can listen to them, share their 
story, hold their hand, but you can't take away their pain.
  When I spoke with parents like Regina Talabert, Romania Duque, Manny, 
Patricia, and other concerned Floridians, I made a promise that I would 
not stop until we changed our country's gun laws.
  I want to be able to continue to look at those parents, those 
students, and all of those who have lost a loved one to gun violence 
and tell them that I will do everything that I can to prevent another 
tragedy from happening.
  We cannot wait for another mass shooting, so I want to say that I am 
so proud of my colleagues that we passed H.R. 8 yesterday on the floor. 
We can work together to prevent another Parkland.

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