[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 206 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H6966-H6967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   COMMEMORATING THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK 
                           ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  (Mrs. HAYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, today, as we solemnly mark the 11th 
anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and 
remember the 26 beautiful lives murdered in a senseless act of 
preventable violence, I ask my colleagues in this body to remember your 
commitment to the people we serve.
  I ask that we work together to make our schools and our communities 
safe to ensure tragedies like Sandy Hook Elementary School are a thing 
of the past.
  I am committed to honoring the memory of my constituents with action. 
Today, I remain committed to working toward an assault weapons ban. I 
remain committed to working toward universal background checks. I 
remain committed to working toward legislation like Ethan's Law, which 
will provide for safe storage of firearms.
  I remain committed to implementing the provisions of the Bipartisan 
Safer Communities Act. I ask my colleagues to join with me so that no 
child, no family, and no community ever has to endure this again.

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  I also ask that you pray for my community on this 11th anniversary of 
the shooting at Sandy Hook, for the families, for the people who live 
there, for the town of Newtown, who will forever be bound by their 
grief.

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