[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          OUR FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD FOR US TO WAIT ANY LONGER

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to demand action to prevent 
gun violence. Nearly every year 30,000 Americans die from gun violence. 
The American Medical Association has defined the situation as a public 
health crisis. There are two immediate commonsense solutions: 
preventing known suspects who are terrorists from buying guns and 
strengthening our background system to keep guns away from criminals.
  Everywhere I went in Minnesota last week, I heard from families who 
strongly support these commonsense ideas. An overwhelming majority of 
Americans support the ideas as well.
  The American people deserve to know where their Representative 
stands, yet Republicans refuse to allow a vote on these solutions. 
Republican leadership instead is shamefully peddling a gun lobby-
endorsed bill that even Republicans back home say doesn't do enough to 
prevent terrorists from having guns.
  Our families cannot afford for us to wait any longer. We need to take 
action. The House must act to prevent gun violence and keep our 
families and communities safe.

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