[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E215-E216]
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                              GUN VIOLENCE

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                          HON. ROBIN L. KELLY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2019

  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today for Hadiya 
Pendleton and Blair Holt--because they can no longer rise. Their 
promising young lives were cut short by gun violence.
  I rise for Xavier Joy, Julian Gonzalez and Delmonte Johnson and the 
thousands of Americans lost to gun violence over the years.
  People are dying in our cities and our rural counties, in school 
classrooms and movie theatres.
  In Waffle Houses, synagogues and on our streets. Nowhere is safe from 
gun violence and the American people are sick and tired of it.
  That's why they sent a historic wave of gun sense candidates to 
Congress with a singular mission: do something and save lives.
  Today, we will keep that promise. Today, we will vote on legislation 
to ensure a background check on every gun sale.
  This week, we will also vote on legislation that would have prevented 
the Mother Emanuel tragedy.
  Now, Madam Speaker, we know that no single bill can prevent all gun 
violence but each

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of these bills will prevent some. It's time to act and start saving 
lives.
  To my colleagues, you must do the right thing. You must vote ``yes'' 
on H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112, for the sake of our families and our nation.
  History will remember this moment.

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