[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR VICTIMS OF PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING

  (Mr. SOTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, 7 years ago this week, on June 12, 2016, our 
happy town of Orlando was the site of an act of gun violence and 
terrorism. We lost 49 angels and 53 were injured at the Pulse nightclub 
shooting.
  While that was a terrible and violent act, we will always remember 
those we lost. We also came together to reject hate and to speak to 
those across the Nation about both preventing gun violence, about LGBTQ 
rights, and about making sure that we have love define our region.
  For the 49 angels we lost and the 53 who were injured, the first 
responders, their families, and so many others in the Orlando 
community, I ask for a moment of silence.

                          ____________________