June 3, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 92 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE ACTION

  (Mr. LEVIN of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gun 
Violence Awareness Month, which began mere days after another tragic 
shooting in Virginia Beach and weeks after the Chabad of Poway 
synagogue shooting just outside of my district in southern California.
  This is wrong.
  After the Poway shooting, I called for concrete action to help end 
the scourge of senseless gun violence in our country. I called on the 
Senate to pass H.R. 8, which would put commonsense gun safety measures 
in place, requiring a background check on every gun sale or transfer. I 
also called on the Senate to pass H.R. 1112 to close the Charleston 
loophole, which currently allows the sale of a firearm to proceed if a 
background check is not completed within 3 business days.
  Months after the House passed those bipartisan bills, they continue 
to languish in the Senate.
  The American people deserve better. The American people deserve a 
vote. They deserve elected officials who aren't afraid of the NRA.
  The American people deserve action. That is what Gun Violence 
Awareness Month is about. We have an epidemic of gun violence that is 
unique to our country, and we must finally do something about it.

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