[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 184 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REMEMBERING THE 12 LIVES LOST AT BORDERLINE BAR AND GRILL 5 YEARS AGO

  (Ms. BROWNLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I come 
before this body to remember the 12 innocent lives lost 5 years ago 
today at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California.
  Our community was forever changed by this tragedy inflicted by the 
plague of gun violence that continues to permeate every corner of our 
country.
  While House Republicans wasted precious time fighting with each other 
over electing a new Speaker for 21 days and 21 hours, there were 33 
more mass shootings, 1,030 people died from gun violence, and another 
2,072 people were injured.
  Within hours of Speaker Johnson being elected, there was a mass 
shooting in Maine that resulted in the tragic loss of 18 lives and left 
13 others injured.
  Madam Speaker, the American people are no longer satisfied with empty 
offers of thoughts and prayers in times of such tragedies. They want 
action, not meaningless words.
  In memory of the Borderline 12, I call on Speaker Johnson and my 
Republican colleagues to bring commonsense, lifesaving gun safety 
legislation, including a ban on assault weapons, to the floor now.

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