[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the anniversary of the Pulse 
nightclub tragedy to remember those who lost their lives on that 
horrific night.
  It should not be lost that this happened at an LGBTQ nightclub during 
Latino night and that those who lost their lives were mostly our Brown 
and Black neighbors.
  Just this weekend, I joined community members, advocates, and local 
elected officials to demand action on gun violence in our country. 
Hundreds of us gathered for this rally across the street from where 
organizers were getting ready to open Motor City Pride, Detroit's Pride 
celebration attracting tens of thousands of people wanting to celebrate 
the community and recommit to the fight for justice for our LGBTQ 
neighbors.
  A few hours after the gun violence rally wrapped up and Motor City 
Pride opened, armed neo-Nazis right outside of the gates of the 
festival taunted attendants, creating an unsafe environment for all of 
us.
  I bring this up because the fight against gun violence is 
intersectional. The fight against hate is intersectional.
  Let us remember those who have been lost to gun violence. Let us 
remember those at Pulse. Remember those at Stonewall Douglas.
  I commend our people who have taken action out of the tragedy that 
shouldn't have happened at all. It is time for us elected officials in 
this Chamber to do what we can to stop gun violence and hate in this 
country.

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