[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WEEK

  (Mr. RUSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of National Gun Violence 
Survivors Week.
  At a field hearing in my district last November, we heard from Pastor 
Brenda Mitchell, who lost both her brother and a son to gun violence. 
After her son's death, Pastor Mitchell experienced hypertension, and 
the trauma forced her to leave a successful career behind.
  According to the Gun Violence Archive, which tracks gun violence 
statistics, there have been 862 deaths in my district since 2013, 862 
families who have experienced the trauma of losing a loved one to gun 
violence.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues in the Senate to stand up to 
the empty minds, the empty hearts, and the empty suits of the gun lobby 
and send H.R. 8 to the President's desk.

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