[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CLOSE A DANGEROUS LOOPHOLE

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, Congress has no greater responsibility than 
acting to keep the American people safe. That is why House Democrats, 
focused on a strong and smart national security plan, have repeatedly 
made attempts to close a dangerous loophole that allows suspected 
terrorists to buy deadly weapons, weapons like those that we just saw 
used in the horrific mass shooting in Orlando.
  Eighty percent of Americans, an overwhelming majority, support a law 
that would prevent people on the FBI's terrorist watch list from being 
able to buy guns. For the American people, it is common sense. It is a 
no-brainer.
  Yet Republicans in Congress continue to do everything they can to 
stop us not just from acting, but to stop us from even having a vote on 
the floor of the House of Representatives as to whether this 
legislation ought to go forward. In the Senate, they have blocked 
efforts--they just did yesterday--to bring up this commonsense 
legislation.
  Speaker Ryan and House Republicans continue to keep us from bringing 
up a bill authored by one of the Republican Members of this House that 
would prevent an individual on the terrorist watch list from buying a 
gun.
  It is long past time. Congress needs to act.

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