[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 99 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               CHILDREN KILLED BY GUN VIOLENCE THIS YEAR

  (Mr. CASTEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CASTEN. Madam Speaker, I will take a moment after the shootings 
this week just to read the names of the children under 10 years old in 
America who have been killed by guns so far this year.
  Aiden, age 8.
  Alice, a newborn.
  Alyssa, age 6.
  Amare, age 10.
  Andres, age 9.
  Antonio, who went by the nickname ``Espn,'' age 7.
  Arbrie, age 8.
  Ariah, age 7.
  Arlene, age 9.
  Asa, age 8.
  Ashton, age 2.
  Autumn, age 3.
  Avery, 3.
  Bella, 4, and her sister, Brixx, was a newborn.
  Bridger, age 10.
  Bryson, 3.
  Caleb, 5.
  Cayden, 10.
  Charlie, 10.
  Charlotte, 9.
  Charvez, 2.
  Chloe, 7.
  Clesslynn, 2.
  Madam Speaker, I realize I am being gaveled out there, but there are 
600 names on this list. I can't read these in 1 minute.
  Are we going to act, or are we going to throw up useless thoughts and 
prayers? It is time to act.

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