[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    PROGRESS NEEDED ON GUN VIOLENCE

  (Ms. ELFRETH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ELFRETH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Gerald Fischman, Rob 
Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendy Winters.
  Eight years ago, on June 28, 2018, a gunman killed these five members 
of our hometown newspaper, the Capital Gazette. Eight years later, I 
rise to ask my colleagues a simple question: What progress have we made 
so that parents don't fear for their children's lives at school 
dropoff, so worshipers can pray without fear, and so journalists aren't 
killed on the job?
  Congress has a responsibility to rise above thoughts and prayers. We 
can and we must bring action and solutions. We share a collective 
responsibility to ensure that not just Annapolis but every community is 
safe from the scourge of gun violence that has plagued our Nation for 
too long.
  Eight years later, I urge us to return to that collective 
responsibility.

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