[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 103 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           OFFERING SYMPATHY

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise as a fellow Texan to offer my 
deepest sympathy to my fellow congressional colleagues in the Austin 
area, to the local officials, and to all of those who suffered the 
brutality of the mass shooting in the last couple of days--14--and my 
deepest sympathy to the family of the deceased loved one, who mourns 
today.
  Out of respect for his family, I will just simply say we mourn him, 
and we are saddened by his loss.
  Madam Speaker, in Texas, the Governor just signed a permitless gun 
bill. All statistics suggest that this provides for a shopping spree of 
guns.
  It is important for three things to happen for our Nation to raise 
its voices against gun violence and to begin to pass sensible gun 
safety laws, including my legislation for gun storage, universal 
background checks, closing the Charleston loophole, to prevent ghost 
guns, and banning assault weapons.
  At the same time, we must raise up the specter of mental health 
services. But most of all, as I chair the Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, we must raise our voice against 
violence and actually deal with it and try to cease it. I believe 
America must do this.

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