[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12298]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. HONDA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, by the end of today, 90 people in America 
will have died from gun violence. That is beyond tragic. That is 
heartbreaking. That is 90 too many.
  While House Republicans shamefully stand idle, I am proud to say 
that, in my district in the Silicon Valley, my hometown community 
hereby says: enough.
  Several years ago, the city of Sunnyvale overwhelmingly passed 
critical, courageous, and commonsense gun violence prevention measures. 
Today, the city of San Jose is on the verge of adopting similar 
measures. I am proud that Silicon Valley is leading by example. It is 
time now for Congress to act.
  Mr. Speaker, we cannot allow one more day to go by, and 90 people to 
die, without doing all that we can to end the epidemic of gun violence. 
Enough is enough. Give us a vote, Mr. Speaker. Give America a vote.

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