[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1338-H1339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       NEVER STOP SAYING HER NAME

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, 1 year ago this Saturday, a young couple 
in my hometown of Louisville were in bed when their door was broken 
down. The terrified couple leaped for cover, and the man, a licensed 
gun owner, fired a single shot toward the men busting into his home, 
hitting one in the leg.
  The intruders responded with a barrage of gunfire so wild that it not 
only killed the woman but narrowly missed a 5-year-old in another 
apartment.
  There is no mystery about the killers' identities, yet they remain 
free.

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  That this is unjust, tragic, and an abomination should be beyond 
debate. Instead, it is hardly unique in America for two reasons, 
because the killers wore badges and their victims were Black.
  One year later, we are still demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, 
for her grieving friends and family and aching community and country.
  Until this horrific story stops repeating, until we can say that, in 
America's policing and justice system, Black lives truly matter, we 
will not stop fighting; we will never stop demanding justice for 
Breonna; and we will never stop saying her name.

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