[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago, Democrats made a clear and 
powerful statement that we will not stand silent as thousands of 
Americans are victimized by gun violence.
  John Lewis, John Larson, and more than 100 other Democratic Members 
didn't hold this floor for 26 straight hours--and hold events with 
thousands of people across the country just last week--just to get a 
vote on legislation that won't make Americans safer. This week, 
Republicans will have a vote on a bill that was written by the NRA and 
would not address the scourge of gun violence.
  The American people deserve a vote on legislation that will actually 
keep those under investigation for terrorism from purchasing guns 
legally in our country, bipartisan legislation like Republican 
Representative Peter King's no fly, no buy bill. They also deserve a 
vote on legislation that would strengthen and make comprehensive 
background checks.

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