[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 121 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN SOLEMN MEMORY OF THE LIVES LOST IN THE AURORA THEATER SHOOTING

  (Mr. CROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CROW. Madam Speaker, I rise today in solemn memory of the 12 
lives lost and the many lives changed forever 7 years ago in the Aurora 
theater shooting.
  Since then, I have come to know many of the victims' families, and I 
stand in awe of their courage and strength. Many have become stewards 
in our community, and their example is an inspiration to us all, people 
like State Representative Tom Sullivan, who honors his son's life by 
serving in the Colorado State Legislature and fighting every day for 
commonsense gun violence prevention, or Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, who 
lost their daughter and have spent their days since advocating for 
survivors around the country.
  Today, my only wish is to tell them that we haven't forgotten.
  Looking at this Chamber, it may seem as if we have moved on. In the 7 
years since, little has changed. Our country is no safer. We disagree 
about how to solve the problem, but we do agree that there is a 
problem. There is a public health crisis in our country, and it doesn't 
matter if you live in a red or blue district.
  I stand here today, committed to making a change, committed to 
showing families in our community that just because time has passed, 
our urgency to addressing gun violence has not.

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