[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. CROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of all in this 
country who have been impacted by gun violence.
  My constituents in Colorado's Sixth District know too well the deep-
rooted pain caused by gun violence. It is a fracture in a community 
that never fully heals. From Columbine to Aurora, STEM School, and 
Arapahoe High School, ours is a community that has faced immense 
tragedy.
  Our children are afraid to go to school every day. Students in my 
district ask me: What are you doing to protect us?
  I want to tell them that Congress is doing everything we can to 
protect them, but I can't. Unfortunately, many Republicans are failing 
them and us by refusing to pass basic, commonsense, lifesaving gun 
violence prevention legislation.
  June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, encompassing six anniversaries 
of tragic mass shootings in our Nation, including the horrific, hate-
filled shooting at Pulse nightclub that took 49 lives 7 years ago this 
week.
  Mr. Speaker, I honor the lives of those that we have failed to 
protect, and I ask for action.

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