[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         WHERE IS OUR COURAGE?

  (Mr. LEWIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, what happened on the floor of the other body 
yesterday is a shame and a disgrace. Leaders of this country must be 
headlights and not taillights. Leaders must lead.
  More than 91 percent of the American people say they want us to put 
strong background checks in place before someone can buy a gun in this 
country. This is not about preserving Second Amendment rights; it is 
about saving lives.
  How many more little babies, how many more little children, how many 
more American citizens must die of gun violence?
  How many more funerals must we attend before we act?
  The blood of the innocent is crying out to us. Where is our courage?
  What happened to our heart?
  When will we have the guts to do what is right?
  We need to pass a strong gun bill, and pass it now.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind all Members to refrain 
from improper references to the Senate.

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