[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WEEK

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise in recognition of National Gun 
Violence Survivors Week, a time when we remember the tragic and life-
altering impact of the gun violence epidemic that continues to affect 
thousands of families across the country.
  Every year, 36,000 Americans are killed by gun violence and 100,000 
Americans are injured. In my city alone, an average of 765 people die 
of gun violence every year.
  Too many families have been touched by this violence. Too many young 
people go to school afraid. Too many Americans live in fear.
  Last night, the President's State of the Union only mentioned 
firearms once. And instead of presenting a plan, it defended the NRA.
  We owe it to every survivor and to everyone who has been touched by 
gun violence to do more than hold a moment of science or post a hashtag 
on Twitter. We owe the American people real action.

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