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On the recordJune 15, 2016
On Monday, the House stood to bow our heads in a moment of silence for gun violence on the House floor for the 27th time since the horrific shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary; this time, for the unspeakable murders that took place in Orlando. A moment of silence for gun violence; that is what we do. We have stood, and we have prayed. One time, I stood up and said: Now, let's do something. We are not short of solutions. The American people cannot believe that the Republicans have voted against a bill that says that people on the suspected terrorist watch list should not be able to buy guns. That is right. They would not support that law. They won't support a ban on assault weapons that have no other purpose than to kill people. Enough is enough. That silence is a deafening silence. We cannot stand to do that anymore without taking real action. ____________________
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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