[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TAKING ACTION TO END GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, 1 month ago today, my 
community of Buffalo was targeted by a racist mass shooter. The lasting 
toll and trauma of gun violence is evident and perhaps most compelling 
through the words of Buffalo students in Ms. O'Rourke's class.
  Taniya wrote, ``I want to be able to go to school and earn my 
education without the fear of possibly not making it back home because 
of the color of my skin.''
  NasZair describes feeling vulnerable because he is Black and worries, 
``Will my family be safe when we go to the supermarkets?''
  Journey says, ``I am 13 years old. It is unfair for a middle schooler 
to regularly think about these things.'' She asks, ``What will you do 
and the government do to stop these attacks?''
  Brianna pleads, ``I want someone to do something. I want the 
government to do their job. Too many mass shootings happened in such a 
small amount of time.''
  For students and families in Buffalo and other communities forever 
changed by mass shootings, now is the time for Congress to do its job 
and take action to end gun violence.

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