February 4, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 23 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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




    RECOGNIZING TELEMACHUS ORFANOS WHO WAS KILLED IN THE BORDERLINE 
                                SHOOTING

  (Ms. BROWNLEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, during National Gun Violence 
Survivors' Week, I stand before you to call attention to the tragic 
impact of gun violence on our Nation.
  On November 7, 2018, Ventura County was forever altered by the 
Borderline shooting, which took the lives of 12 individuals.
  Telemachus Orfanos, a U.S. Navy veteran, survived the Las Vegas 
shooting only to be killed 1 year later at Borderline. Tel died a hero, 
rushing to save others when gunfire erupted.
  Today, I am joined by his mother, Susan, whose presence is a reminder 
of the far too many families grieving the loss of their loved ones.
  Since the Borderline shooting, an estimated 45,000 people have died 
from gun violence, and the Senate still refuses to act. Tel and all 
victims of gun violence deserve better. They deserve much better.
  The Senate must act. The lives of every American depend upon it.

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