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On the recordMarch 10, 2021
Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a proud cosponsor of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. This legislation has one simple goal: keep guns out of the hands of people who are dangerous. More than 90 percent of the American people support universal background checks on every firearm sale or transfer, and that is what this bill does. Our constituents expect us to find common ground to finally end the gun violence epidemic in this country. They expect us to pass this bipartisan bill. The era of offering only thoughts and prayers is over. It is over. The American people demand action. H.R. 8 is the action they are calling for. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to stand with the American people and vote ``yes.'' Let's get this done.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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