[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 184 (Wednesday, November 30, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H8670-H8671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING CHESAPEAKE SHOOTING VICTIMS

  (Mr. SCOTT of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart 
to honor the victims of last week's tragic mass shooting in Chesapeake, 
Virginia.

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  Last week was a time when we all should have been celebrating and 
gathering with our friends and loved ones, giving thanks for all of the 
blessings in our lives. Instead, six families had empty chairs at their 
tables.
  We must honor and celebrate the memories of Fernando Chavez-Baron, 
Kellie Pyle, Randy Blevins, Brian Pendleton, Tyneka Johnson, and 
Lorenzo Gamble.
  And as we mourn over 600 other mass shootings in America just this 
year alone, where communities are also grappling with grief and loss, 
Chesapeake joins the list of far too many communities forced to bear 
the unbearable.
  Chesapeake is resilient but we can and must do better. I implore 
every Member of this body and every elected official in the country to 
do everything in our power to stop the plague of gun violence in our 
communities.

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