[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14093]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           ON GUN SAFETY AND MANAGED CARE REFORM LEGISLATION

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I think the question this 
morning is what is our legislative agenda? Last week this House missed 
an enormous opportunity to pass real gun safety legislation. The only 
thing we did was prolong the time that criminals can get guns in their 
hands, and 13 of our children die every day by gun violence. As a 
mother, I will never give up on passing real gun safety legislation in 
this House, and we are going to do it.
  Mr. Speaker, I will also not stop the fight for a Patients' Bill of 
Rights that responds to the needs of seniors and families and children 
that need real health care in America.
  My question, Mr. Speaker, is what is our legislative agenda? Are we 
here for the American people? Or are we just here for special 
interests?

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