[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONDEMNING THE HORRIFIC SHOOTINGS IN ATLANTA

  (Ms. LETLOW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LETLOW. Madam Speaker, as a woman of faith, I am called to love 
my neighbor as myself and to bear one another's burdens. My heart is 
heavy with the burden, pain, and loss experienced by the Asian American 
and Pacific Islander communities.
  Unfortunately, we have seen a nationwide rise in hateful and harmful 
acts toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Targeted violence 
against anyone based on who they are cannot be tolerated. It is not who 
we are as a people and goes against everything we represent as a 
nation.
  Today, I had hoped to be able to support H. Res. 275, condemning the 
horrific shootings of the eight Asian women in Atlanta, to honor the 
lives of the victims, and recognize the basic American fundamentals 
that reject hatred and violence.
  Instead, what would have been a fitting and honorable resolution 
ended up being just another vehicle for delivering cheap shots against 
our former President.
  I am disappointed that I cannot support this resolution as written.

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