On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Charles Jackson, age 28, Houston Texas, killed on the Fourth of July and a father of 3, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of silence or action on the House floor. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. The gentleman from Massachusetts is advised that the time consumed by the gentlewoman from Texas will be charged to the time of the gentleman. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison) for the purpose of a unanimous consent request.
