Jim Costa: “I would like to rise to urge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to keep his word and act on gun safety legislation.…”

“I would like to rise to urge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to keep his word and act on gun safety legislation. Every day it seems that there is coverage of another shooting on the news. Americans are just frustrated. Since Congress has begun their district work period in July there have been four high-profile shootings in this country. Those shootings resulted in the death of 51 Americans and over 90 that were injured. The threat to public safety today is simply unacceptable in our country. In February, the House passed two key gun violence pieces of legislation. It has been nearly over 200 days since we passed these bills, but nothing has been done in the Senate. Despite the countless Americans who have lost their lives in these senseless shootings, including children, Leader McConnell has refused to bring these up for debate. We should be doing our work and trying to provide gun safety for all Americans. After the shootings in Dayton and El Paso, the American public has demanded action. The overwhelming majority of Americans want us to take commonsense action to provide better public safety. So Leader McConnell said he would be doing just that. I think it is time that we hold him to his word. This Congress must act. The President should take the leadership, ensuring we can do everything we can to protect Americans throughout our land. ____________________”