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On the recordSeptember 19, 2025
our Nation is in crisis. We are in a very dark place. Americans are scared, and they want to see a way forward. We all need to start with ourselves. This morning, I sat, and I lit a candle. I thought about the anguish and suffering of Representative Melissa Hortman's two children as they try to cope with the assassination of their mom and dad. Then I sat, and I thought of the pain and the torment of Charlie Kirk's family as they try to cope with the killing of their dad. Today, Mr. Speaker, I am inviting Americans across the Nation to do the same. I invite them to sit for a few minutes in the pain of these two families. If they can feel compassion for one family and not the other, that should tell them about the work they need to do and the work that we all need to do.
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Becca Balint
Democratic · Vermont

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Addressing the national crisis and inviting compassion for families affected by violence.

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