Louie Gohmert: “It was 2 years ago this week that a precious life was cut short tragically. Kari Renee Hunt, a resident of Marshall…”

“It was 2 years ago this week that a precious life was cut short tragically. Kari Renee Hunt, a resident of Marshall, Texas, was murdered by her estranged husband in a hotel. They were in the hotel room. While the estranged husband was assaulting Kari, her 9-year-old daughter, while witnessing the murder, did what most parents teach their kids to do in an emergency. She dialed 911--and got nothing. Because what this precious 9-year-old--and the family hasn't used her name publicly, so I will not either--what the precious girl didn't know is what a lot of folks dialing 911 in that situation wouldn't know, that you have to dial 9 before you can dial 911. In order to dial the 911, you need to dial the 9 prefix in order to get an outside line. Mr. Speaker, she didn't know that. She was desperately trying to get help to save her mother before the assault turned into murder. She never got help, not in time. Kari's father, Hank Hunt, has worked tirelessly to try to get something done. The State legislature in Texas has enacted a law, but from the Federal Government end, we can make it universal across the country. I do thank my friend Kevin Eltife for his work in the State legislature. Mr. Speaker, our bill is a little different.…”