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June 5, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 94 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 94
(House of Representatives - June 05, 2019)

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                      GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mrs. FLETCHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. FLETCHER. Madam Speaker, each day, 100 Americans are killed by 
guns; 100 mothers mourn the loss of a child; 100 siblings lose a 
playmate; 100 friends lose a confidant; and 100 communities are left 
reeling--all in 1 day.
  These deaths are 25 times more likely in the United States than in 
any other high-income country, and we have seen that in the news day 
after day and week after week.
  One hundred days ago, this House passed the Bipartisan Background 
Checks Act.
  One hundred deaths per 100 days--how much longer can we stand to 
wait?
  It is time for the Senate to act--not one more day, not 100 more 
lives.

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