Gun violence, Madam Chairman, is indeed a national epidemic.
Simply addressing easy access to guns will not solve all the challenges in these communities.
I have introduced, as you have heard, H.R. 1114, legislation to require the Surgeon General... to submit an annual repor...
This epidemic gun violence is not just a law enforcement issue, Madam Chairman. It is a healthcare crisis in our Nation.
I always say nothing stops a bullet like an opportunity.
This is not a town hall hearing where we are going to have a lot of rah-rah and a lot of--the applause meter is going to...
I should not have to be servicing a family of a 6-month-old girl.
this senseless and ceaseless epidemic of gun violence.
God is missing from our schools, and we have a lot to do with it, and I am asking you, when you go back to Washington, D...
Hurt people hurt people.
Thank you for being here. Your stories were both emotional and also informing.
I was raised in the generation where you never wore bicycle helmets.
Evil is a very real thing, and we don't talk a lot about it.
But we cannot legislate the heart. And that's where the community and religious organizations come into play.
Most of us here--I think all of us get along really well. We actually respect each other.
I may be outnumbered today, but I assure you there is a 100 percent turnout of Republicans from northern Illinois.
We clearly have a gun violence epidemic here in America, and I want to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisl...
How many of you have lost a loved one due to gun violence that are here in this room? Raise your hand so I can see that.
