On the recordMarch 30, 2023
On Monday, the horror, the terror, and the insanity of mass shootings came to our capital city, Nashville, Tennessee--most directly, the Covenant Presbyterian School. Six innocent victims passed. Three were children: Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs. All were 9 years old. All were loving students, friends, brothers, sisters, and parents. The three adults were Mike Hill, a beloved custodian of 14 years, a father, and a grandfather; Katherine Koonce, the headmaster referred to as a saint; and Cynthia Peak, a substitute teacher who had a light that shone wherever she appeared. Madam Speaker, for all those victims and the other victims--the classmates, the friends, and the staff of Covington Presbyterian and the city of Nashville--I ask that we have a moment of silence in their memory and their honor. ____________________
