[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 121 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         TIRED OF MOURNING THE NEEDLESS DEATH OF ANOTHER CHILD

  (Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, yet I am tired.
  I am tired of having to come down to the well of this Chamber to 
mourn the needless death of another child.
  I am tired of gun violence being the leading cause of death among our 
precious children.
  Finally, I am tired of my colleagues across the aisle. When presented 
with an opportunity to do something about these tragedies, they do 
nothing.
  I am disgusted that so few have signed on to any mental health 
legislation. My bill to invest in mental health resources for our young 
people passed this body just 2 years ago in a bipartisan fashion, but 
now, Republicans' sense of bipartisanship, and even caring for the 
lives of others, has vanished.
  Mr. Speaker, I must confess I am tired of marching down here to 
demand something that should have been given to these children from the 
very beginning--their sense of safety.
  I may be tired, but I will not stop.

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