Schakowsky Floor Statement Following the Orlando Tragedy
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Schakowsky gave the following floor speech in response to the shooting in Orlando:
“On Monday the House stood for the 27th time to bow our heads in silence for the unspeakable murders that took place in Orlando.”
“A moment of silence for gun violence. That’s what we do. We have stood and we have prayed. One time I shouted out – that was since the murders at Sandy Hook – One time I stood up and said ‘Now let’s do something!’”
“We are not short of solutions. The American people cannot believe that the Republicans have voted against a bill that says that people on the suspected terrorist watch list should not be able to buy guns. That’s right. They would not support that law. They won’t support a ban on assault weapons that have no other purpose than to kill people. Enough is enough. That silence is a deafening silence. We cannot stand to do that anymore without taking real action.”
“I yield back.”