[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 213 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H7561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SUPPORT AMERICAN FAMILIES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support American 
families. And as I do that, I am sad to say that the Texas workforce 
sent almost a two-page, small-type letter to Texans around the State to 
tell them that they could ignore the President's mandate on vaccines, 
as the omicron variant rises, and as hospitals are beginning to teem 
over with the delta variant.
  Isn't that sad?
  To my fellow Texans, do what is right for your family. Get your 
children vaccinated. Get your booster, or your first or second shot. 
Let us save lives.
  I am saddened by government tax dollars being used to counter and 
distort the President's mandates and the President's desire to impact 
the lives of Americans.
  To also impact the lives of Americans, I intend to introduce the 
Kimberly Vaughan storage bill. In light of what happened in Oakland 
County and the tragedy of a family leaving a gun--as they gave it to a 
child for a birthday--but leaving it accessible to that child, four 
precious lives are lost.
  I think this is certainly bipartisan legislation to create the 
opportunity for you to buy a gun, but to have the message, storage is 
important. This bill will provide a variety of best practices and 
penalties for those that do not store their guns.
  Support me in the Kimberly Vaughan storage bill to make sure that we 
do what is right for our children. Store your guns and make them safe.

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