[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF PULSE NIGHTCLUB VICTIMS
(Mr. SOTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, 9 years ago today, on June 12, 2016, at 2:02
a.m., our little happy town of Orlando, Florida, was changed forever as
we saw 49 angels killed and 53 others who were injured in a mass
shooting during Latin Night at the Pulse nightclub, a safe place for
the LGBTQ community located just south of downtown Orlando. At the
time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
I was proud to work on both sides of the aisle in June 2019 to
introduce the National Pulse Memorial. In June 2020, it passed the
House but did not pass the Senate. Finally, in June 2021, it was
introduced, passed into law, and signed by President Biden.
We know that the National Pulse Memorial happened because this was a
national tragedy. At the time, we saw memorials and moments of silence
across the Nation, across districts, from sea to shining sea.
In remembrance of those who we lost and those who were injured and
their families, I ask my colleagues to please stand and join me for a
moment of silence.
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