[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 187 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H7275-H7276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 
                                SHOOTING

  (Mr. POCAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, my community of Madison, 
Wisconsin, was devastated by a senseless shooting at the Abundant Life 
Christian School that tragically claimed the lives of one student, one 
teacher, and the shooter, and left six others injured with two students 
still in critical condition.
  These were innocent lives, innocent victims of senseless violence, 
and we mourn their loss with their families and loved ones and the 
entire Abundant Life community.
  We also give our sincere thanks for the bravery and quick response of 
our law enforcement, first responders, and local healthcare workers who 
have worked tirelessly to respond to this tragic event and save the 
lives of those injured.
  The Abundant Life community, the students, the staff, and the parents 
are all victims of this traumatic experience, and what happened this 
week will live on in our memories.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to think about what we can 
do to prevent us from having to stand here again for yet another moment 
of silence. We must do better, and we must turn these moments of 
silence into moments of action.
  I ask all Members in this Chamber, as well as all Members and staff 
in the Capitol, to rise for a moment of silence in remembrance of the 
recent shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, 
Wisconsin.

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