[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15308-15309]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        LAS VEGAS MASS SHOOTING

 Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today I want to express my sincere 
condolences to the victims of the shooting in Las Vegas, NV.
  As a lifelong Nevadan, I am overcome with sadness and grief by this 
senseless massacre, in which a gunman opened fire on more than 22,000 
innocent

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concertgoers, killing more than 50 people and injuring more than 500 
individuals.
  Nevada's communities are all in mourning, and some of our loved ones 
and friends have been personally impacted by this carnage.
  I stand beside Nevada as they reel from this heinous, wide-scale 
tragedy, working to ensure that my State has the resources it needs to 
recover from this senseless act of violence. For these reasons, I must 
be with the people of Nevada right now.
  I have a commitment to serve my constituents and will continue to 
work tirelessly on the ground with the people of Las Vegas ensuring 
that they have resources to recover and rebuild as a community.
  My sincerest gratitude goes out to our first responders, local 
medical staff, and police officers for their swift actions and efforts 
that without a doubt, saved numerous lives. I also would like to 
recognize the countless Nevadans at the show who aided strangers in 
need and the wounded, using tourniquets and carrying people to safety, 
as the shooting continued.
  I have been in contact with the White House, Governor Sandoval, Mayor 
Carolyn Goodman, and Sheriff Joseph Lombardo and stand ready to assist 
Clark County Commission Chair Steve Sisolak and the Las Vegas 
Metropolitan Police Department. I will continue to monitor the 
situation as this horrific event unfolds.
  Lynne and I are praying for all of the victims and their families who 
are experiencing immense pain and grave, shocking loss that cannot be 
measured.
  Nevada is our home, and I know it will rise again from this perilous 
day.
  (At the request of Mr. Schumer, the following statement was ordered 
to be printed in the Record.)

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