June 4, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 93 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                ADDRESSING THE EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. DELGADO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DELGADO. Madam Speaker, I rise today because we must listen to 
our children. Our children are calling out for us to take action to 
address the epidemic of gun violence, which has spread to traditionally 
safe places like schools, concert halls, movie theaters, and places of 
worship.
  Our children are growing up under the constant paranoia of gun 
violence. Try, if you can, to imagine the depth of their fear and 
anxiety. Nowhere is safe.
  Last week, I visited seven schools in my district and spoke with 
students who fear for their safety and stress over our inability to 
take action on gun violence.
  We are not even halfway through 2019, and there have already been 13 
school shootings. Is there any mystery behind the student walkouts we 
experienced last year in response to gun violence?
  I was proud to support H.R. 8, back in March, in order to achieve 
long-overdue universal background checks, a baseline measure to address 
gun violence.
  Now the Senate must act. I implore my colleagues in the Senate to 
hear the young people of our country calling for change and to pass 
H.R. 8. The time is now.

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