[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  YOUTH ACTIVISM AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mrs. MURPHY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MURPHY. Madam Speaker, Newtown, Charleston, San Bernardino, my 
hometown of Orlando, Vegas, Parkland: Young Americans have grown up 
associating these cities with pain and tragedy. They have only known a 
Congress that is unwilling to address gun violence or be moved even by 
the senseless murder of innocent children.
  After car accidents, gun violence is now the second leading cause of 
death among young people. This is a staggering statistic, and my young 
constituents know it. They live in fear that their classmates, friends, 
family members, or neighbors could be the next target. But instead of 
sitting on the sidelines, young Americans have marched, mobilized, and 
found purpose.
  Today, their collective voices reverberated across the Halls of 
Congress as the House, for the first time in decades, answers their 
calls for commonsense gun safety measures.
  I am proud to support legislation that will strengthen our background 
check system to help keep dangerous weapons away from dangerous people.
  By passing these commonsense measures, we are finally taking concrete 
steps to defend the lives of these young Americans and guarantee them a 
safer future.
  As chair of the Future Forum, I thank every young leader who has 
helped us get to this historic moment. We hear your pleas. We value 
your activism. And we will keep fighting with you to end gun violence 
once and for all.

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