[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10177-10178]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             GIVE US A VOTE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, it has now been 3\1/2\ years

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since the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In the past 
3\1/2\ years, a lot has happened. There have been 1,182 mass shootings 
in our country and 34,000-plus people have been killed by someone using 
a gun. The House has been in session for 526 legislative days, and we 
have held 30 moments of silence for victims of gun violence.
  But what hasn't happened in the past 3\1/2\ years is a vote. That is 
shameful. The American people deserve a Congress that is willing to 
stand up to the gun lobby and do what it takes to keep our communities 
safe. There is bipartisan legislation that would prohibit those on the 
terrorist watch list from being able to purchase firearms legally in 
our country, and there is bipartisan legislation to close a dangerous 
loophole in our background check system.
  Mr. Speaker, give us a vote.

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