On the recordOctober 26, 2023
My heart is breaking for the parents, children, friends, and neighbors in Lewiston, Maine, who woke up today to the unfathomable grief of yet another mass shooting. We do not have to live like this. My constituents know it, and, Mr. Speaker, your constituents know it, too. Americans are disgusted by Congress' failure to check the gun violence that is so rampant across our country, and they should be. Gun violence now impacts all of us, in urban areas, in rural areas, and in red and blue States. We must work together to address the gun violence crisis. The House can and must act now to consider the numerous gun violence prevention bills that are waiting to be brought to the floor and that a majority of Americans, Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, support. We call on Speaker Johnson to bring these commonsense and constitutional bills to the floor as soon as possible. Our constituents, our children, deserve to know where their Representatives stand on these bills. The very least we can do is have the courage to show them. ____________________
