[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN MEMORY OF LIVES LOST IN ALLEN, TEXAS

  (Ms. CROCKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CROCKETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in memory of the eight 
Texans who lost their lives last weekend during a shooting in Allen, 
Texas. These eight Texans should be the future of Texas: Young, 
diverse, full of life and promise. Instead, they represent the tragedy 
of Texas today: A Texas where a family must prepare for a trip to the 
mall as if it is an active war zone. A Texas where lives of 
kindergartners have less value than the right of Neo-Nazis to own AR-
15s.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise and ask the question: Aren't you tired of 
grieving? Is this what your constituents sent you here to do, to send 
thoughts and prayers?
  Texans are tired of grieving.
  El Paso, Uvalde, Cleveland, Allen, and the list goes on. We simply 
can't accept this. For the eight lives lost in Allen, we will not 
accept this. For the five lives lost in Cleveland, we will not accept 
this. For the 19 children and two teachers murdered in Uvalde, we will 
not accept this. For the 23 lives lost in El Paso, we will not accept 
this.
  We must honor our fellow Texans with action. It is the very least 
that we can do.

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