[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 166 (Friday, September 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION IN THE BUILD BACK BETTER PLAN

  (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today as a champion for the Build 
Back Better Act's $5 billion investment in community violence 
intervention.
  Last year, our country witnessed the largest spike in murder rates 
since national recordkeeping began in 1960. In my home city of Las 
Vegas, murders are up nearly 70 percent this year already.
  This violence doesn't happen in a vacuum. It happens when people 
don't have hope or faith that there are better paths forward, to make 
money to resolve a conflict, or to feel safe.
  For decades, politicians in this Chamber have stoked fear about urban 
crime to divide us while refusing to invest in real solutions. I lost 
my father to gun violence, so this is not about politics for me. We 
need to focus on stopping the bloodshed before it starts.
  This summer, I introduced the Break the Cycle of Violence Act along 
with my colleagues proposing $5 billion in funding that is now part of 
the Build Back Better Act. This money will invest in proven, community-
based violence intervention programs to build safer communities.
  This is about saving lives, and our constituents are counting on us 
to get this done.

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