[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN MEMORY OF RECENT GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS

  (Mr. NEGUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, 2 days ago a heinous and horrific act of 
terror took place in the district that I represent in Boulder, 
Colorado.
  As families gathered on the idyllic Pearl Street Mall, a group of my 
constituents, Jewish members of our community, took part in a peaceful 
walk and vigil to call for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza as 
they have done every week for the past 2 years.
  As they gathered, they were viciously targeted, ambushed, and 
attacked by a man who attempted to burn them alive with Molotov 
cocktails and incendiary devices.
  We are praying hard for the 12 victims, several of whom I know 
personally. It shocks the conscience that on the eve of the holiday of 
Shavuot, our Jewish brothers and sisters were subjected to yet another 
brutal, horrific, and anti-Semitic act of violence.
  The scourge of anti-Semitism has metastasized across our country, and 
we have to do more now to stop this hatred and violence.
  We continue to stand with the Jewish community today and always and 
will be united in supporting the victims and their families in the 
weeks and the months ahead.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Davids).
  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to 
honor the lives of Sarah Milgrim and her partner, Yaron Lischinsky, who 
were tragically killed in an anti-Semitic attack outside the Capital 
Jewish Museum here in D.C.
  Sarah grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas, a community that I have the 
honor of serving in Congress. She graduated from Shawnee Mission East 
High School and the University of Kansas.
  She was a devoted member of Congregation B'nai Jehudah and was 
dedicated to building understanding and connection between Israel and 
the United States. Her partner, Yaron, also shared that commitment.
  This hateful and targeted violence is not only heartbreaking, but it 
is unacceptable. Anti-Semitism has no place in our country, and yet we 
are seeing a deeply disturbing rise in acts of hate.
  To Sarah and Yaron, may their memories be a blessing.
  To the Jewish community in Kansas, Colorado, and across the Nation, 
we want them to know that we are all standing with them. We mourn with 
them. We recommit to creating a world where no one fears for their 
safety because of who they are. Mr. Speaker, I can tell you that Sarah 
was committed to that.
  Mr. Speaker, I now ask my colleagues to please rise and join me in a 
moment of silence to honor the lives that we have lost.

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