[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H858-H859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING COURAGEOUS SURVIVORS OF GUN VIOLENCE WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR 
                                 CHANGE

  (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, this is National Gun Violence Survivors 
Week, and I rise today to honor the many courageous survivors of gun 
violence across our country who are fighting for change.
  Over 70 percent of the American people, including a majority of gun 
owners, support universal background

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checks. They know this policy will help keep guns out of the hands of 
criminals.
  The current system has already stopped 3 million gun sales to 
convicted felons and others who are prohibited by law from owning a 
firearm, but we can and must do more.
  The good news is that, a year ago this month, the new majority in the 
Congress took up two bills to establish universal background checks, 
including H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. Sadly, the 
Senate refuses to take up these bills, and with every day that passes, 
96 Americans are killed by guns.
  Today, we remember the over 100,000 survivors who have been injured 
by guns and are every day, those that we have lost, and the countless 
other Americans who are affected by gun violence in our country. We 
should never rest until Congress takes every action to address this.

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