[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20205]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of two 
members of my community who lost their lives in the attack on San 
Bernardino.
  Sierra Clayborn was a bright and kind young woman. She was a graduate 
of the University of California, Riverside, with a degree in 
biochemistry. Sierra's friends described her as always smiling and 
always offering an encouraging word. She loved to make people laugh.
  Damian Meins will be remembered as a selfless, gentle, and 
intelligent man. He enjoyed traveling, painting, and serving others, 
which included dressing up as Santa Claus for school pictures. He 
leaves behind his high school sweetheart and their two daughters.
  Mr. Speaker, yesterday we remembered the massacre at Sandy Hook 
Elementary School; today we honor the victims at San Bernardino. My 
question to this body is: Will we do anything to protect our 
communities from gun violence tomorrow?

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