[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           DO THE RIGHT THING

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I want to speak openly to my friends 
and colleagues. Take a moment to look to your right as you come into 
this body, to the memorial that was put together by the Parkland 
students and other gun victims. It will pain your heart and move you to 
action.
  It acknowledges that 722 people die every week from gun violence. It 
acknowledges that teenagers may lose their lives, and it has a form to 
indicate which teenager is next. It has flowers, and it says, ``Stop 
killing us.''
  Every Member of Congress should walk by that memorial today, commit 
themselves to be decent and do decent things, and recognize that we 
should have gun safety legislation.
  I rise as well to say that women who are not being paid or who are 
supporting families need the paycheck legislation that I will be 
supporting tomorrow.
  I also say that this country must not accept behavior by a President 
as a norm, and the Mueller report and the facts must be had. We must do 
it quietly and respectfully, and we must have our hearings to tell the 
truth.
  Finally, I am outraged, coming from a State that was a poster child 
for the persons without healthcare, that this administration would try 
to oppose the Affordable Care Act. We are going to fight it. We are 
going to try to save the lives of our children and provide healthcare 
for all.

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