John Yarmuth: “We have heard Speaker Ryan say it. We have heard Majority Leader McCarthy say it. We have heard Leader Pelosi say it. We…”

“We have heard Speaker Ryan say it. We have heard Majority Leader McCarthy say it. We have heard Leader Pelosi say it. We have heard Whip Hoyer say it. We have all said it. We proudly refer to this body as the people's House. Well, implicit in calling this the people's House is that we are responsive to what the citizens of this country want us to do. What a sham that description is when it comes to gun safety, what a total sham. In my district, we are running at a record pace of homicide by gunfire. My constituents want to know why we can't even have a debate and a vote on sensible universal background checks which, according to a poll this week, 92 percent of the American people want. I call on Speaker Ryan to fulfill the promise of the people's House and bring sensible gun safety legislation to this floor. ____________________”