Sheila Jackson Lee: “Although many in my constituency are still recovering from Hurricane Harvey--and I wear a ``Houston Strong'' pin--we are…”

“Although many in my constituency are still recovering from Hurricane Harvey--and I wear a ``Houston Strong'' pin--we are working on getting housing rebuilt and seniors back in their homes, I can tell you that, throughout my district, as I was there this past week, they spoke in quiet tones about Douglas, the high school, and the tragedy in Florida. And none of them seemed to agree--and, in particular, young men, who I will talk about in the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order on guns. None of them seemed to agree to arming teachers. All of them had ideas about gun violence and handguns, as well as weapons of war. And I believe the young people should be listened to, and we should not leave until we do constructive, sensible gun safety legislation, and it should be done now. I ask the American people to rise up and speak in tones of nonpartisanship, bipartisanship, to save and secure our children and our teachers. ____________________”