Lynn C. Woolsey: “it is truly a sad time for the United States Congress and for the American people. Today we mourn the tragic loss of…”

“it is truly a sad time for the United States Congress and for the American people. Today we mourn the tragic loss of Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson. We mourn for their families and the children they leave behind. And as we look back on their lives, let us also look forward. Let us look forward to the time when no individual needing mental health treatment falls through the cracks in our health care system. Let us look forward to the day when guns cannot find their way into our streets and our public areas. Today we are united not just in our grief but in our respect, our admiration, and the utmost gratitude to these two officers. At this time of deep sorrow, words can never be enough to erase the pain we are feeling or to capture the full meaning of the selflessness and the bravery of John Michael Gibson and Jacob Joseph Chestnut. Words are not enough, but in our hearts and in our minds, their heroism will never be forgotten.”