Rashida Tlaib: “It is inhumane, colleagues, to allow the killing of children. I do have one more question for so many that I have asked…”

“It is inhumane, colleagues, to allow the killing of children. I do have one more question for so many that I have asked over and over again: Is doing nothing really going to save lives? Is it going to actually result in change? How many more of our children have to die? How many more school children's little pink shoes will be left behind stained with blood before some of the electeds in this room put the lives of people ahead of the profits of their political donors? In my district, in River Rouge, a 6-year-old girl was caught in a crossfire and shot by a high-powered assault rifle. The measures in the Protecting Our Kids package that we are set to vote on today is essential and it does save lives. Let's just be very clear though: Our kids need way more than this. They need an assault weapon ban. They need far stricter regulations on handguns and bold initiatives to reduce the number of firearms in our communities. Most of all, they need accountability from us--from all of us. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield the gentlewoman an additional 15 seconds.”