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On the recordJune 8, 2022
I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, where is the soul of America in this Chamber? I have listened to every speaker since the debate began. I think that Shakespeare would say: Thou dost protest too much. We have simple, profound facts. Our children are being blown away. Last week, the first funeral, that casket could not be opened. I think every single Member here is a parent. Walk behind that casket. Think of yourselves and your own children. They deserve solutions to this. There has to be more from you than damning the Democratic Party. Come on. We are Members of Congress. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
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Anna Eshoo
Democratic · California

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