On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
So what I argue today is that we are within the confines of the law. It is a minute portion. It is not the billions of dollars that have been represented. It is certainly not a slush fund. Mr. Chairman, I include in the Record an article from the Houston Chronicle, dated Sunday, September 4, 2016. It involves shooting victims. These are the survivors of the Aurora, Colorado, shooting. And guess what. The theater prevailed. They didn't have to pay a dime. They didn't have to have any check as to whether or not their doors could have been more secure. They could have had security, but it said the shooting survivors owe $700,000 to the theater. Do you want to hear who one of the victims was? Let me just share with you a victim who just couldn't bring herself to accept. I feel sorry. Her suffering had been profound. Her child was killed in the shooting. She was left paralyzed, and the baby she was carrying had been lost. Do you know what she got? Zero, zero, zero. I just wish the Justice Department could have shared a resource with her or a group or the class action lawsuit that was thrown out of court causing them to have to pay $700,000 to the theater. This bill does not deal with those in need. Vote against this bill. (The following article appeared on September 4, 2016 in the Houston Chronicle:) [From the Los Angeles Times] Shooting Survivors Owe $700K to Theater (By Nigel Duara) Denver.--They had survived brain damage, paralysis and the deaths of their children.…
