Are you not aware that 80 percent of people considering suicide give some sign of their plans, and nearly 80 percent of perpetrators of mass violence in public places make explicit threats? Red flag laws are crucial to saving lives. Yes…

I thank the chairman for yielding, and let me personally on this floor--I have said it many times--offer my sympathy to Lucy McBath for the pain that she continues to live with for the loss of her son. Let me say to my friends, your…

Let me say this: Do you want guns in the hands of dangerous people? I don't want Republicans shot. That was a dangerous person. Do you want guns in the hands of gang members? Do you want us to continue like all of these school shootings in…

We need humanity and courage. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7910, the ``Protecting Our Kids Act.'' Our country is experiencing a crisis of gun violence. It is critical that Congress act now to protect our children and our…

I could not sit idly by to hear the abuse of the Second Amendment that Judge Scalia would not recognize; and that is, that there are no restrictions. I believe Judge Scalia would look at these dead babies and realize that the Constitution…

No 9-year-old should be sentenced to a death sentence. No grandmother shopping at a grocery store should get a death sentence. No mother who testified today should lose her son. Vicious gun violence that has no rhyme and no reason. Yes, I…

I come tonight to pay tribute to the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, celebrating its 60th anniversary--its diamond anniversary--and to thank the senior pastor, Dr. Marcus Cosby, and, of course, the pastor emeritus, the…

This is the way to go. I thank Chairman Thompson and Chairman Nadler. This is the way to go. Should they be given a death sentence? Where is the responsible gun owner that can stand with me and declare that they should live? You are out…

I thank the distinguished member of our committee, Mr. Neguse, for his leadership joining with the Senate, and I thank him for yielding, Mr. Speaker. This is a fresh start. This is a new opportunity in important bipartisan, bicameral…

I give great accolades to the chairman for his years of service. This bill, H.R. 7776, deals with water resources infrastructure, makes communities more resilient, and helps indigenous minority communities, but urban areas as well. The…

Buffalo, Tulsa, Philadelphia. Mr. Speaker, I won't be talking about guns. I will be talking about saving lives. My deepest sympathy to my colleague in Texas that represents Uvalde, and to the people of Texas. And I am going to be…

As a steadfast ally of the men and women serving in the federal government, I rise in support of H.R. 6087, the ``Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.'' This bill allows for injured federal workers to…