[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 54 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA

  (Ms. BROWNLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY. Mr. Speaker, the number one cause of death for children 
in America is gun violence. Yet, instead of making our schools safer 
and creating environments for children to thrive, House Republicans are 
focusing their attention on harmful political rhetoric.
  Today's passage of H.R. 5 politicizes classrooms and facilitates the 
censorship of American stories, American experiences, and factual 
American history.
  To unreasonably limit the scope of our children's knowledge and to 
dilute their critical thinking abilities is an immense disservice to 
America's children and to our country's future.
  Instead of solving real problems, House Republicans are simply trying 
to distract the American people with divisive political stunts and 
empty culture wars.
  I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to work with 
House Democrats to pass legislation that will actually help America's 
children, not exploit them to further divide Americans for political 
gain.

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