[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8694]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, the tragic events over the weekend in 
Orlando defy comprehension. There is no way that reason can underlie 
this staggering loss of life, for the act itself flies in the face of 
reason.
  My thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their lives and their 
families, and my thoughts and prayers are with those who were injured 
and are recovering from their wounds. This attack is the truest example 
of senseless violence and pure evil.
  Today, we mourn as a Nation because we will not allow hate to invade 
our own hearts and minds. America is better than that.
  But tomorrow, tomorrow, Mr. Speaker, and in the days and months to 
come, we can do something. We must do something. We must ensure that 
our LGBT brothers and sisters are welcomed by their communities, not 
subjected to discrimination. We must ensure that access to deadly 
weapons are sensibly controlled, and we must ensure that Congress no 
longer sits idly by while hate and violence continue to take innocent 
lives.
  But, today, Mr. Speaker, we pray for Orlando, though we know our 
prayers, our thoughts, our moments of silence, they are not enough.

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