[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 83 (Monday, May 16, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5005-H5006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    OUTRAGE OVER SHOOTING IN BUFFALO

  (Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK. Madam Speaker, I rise today in outrage over 
the Buffalo massacre. The deaths of the 10 African Americans who were 
just shopping cannot go unavenged.
  We must punish the vile predator to the fullest extent of the law. 
This white supremacist committed an act of domestic terrorism and 
specifically targeted a Black community because of the rhetoric, such 
as the false white replacement theory pushed by the previous 
administration.
  He was also empowered by social media websites, such as Twitch and 
Discord, which did not correctly filter his hate comments. We must 
quash the growing levels of hate and make sure that such an act never 
happens again. We need a national background check law to prevent 
radicalized individuals from getting their hands on military-style 
assault weapons.
  A single tragedy of this magnitude is a travesty, but allowing all of 
these shootings to become normalized is a crime against the American 
people.

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