May we perceive the love you have for us and may that translate into love for one another, especially the most vulnerable. Finally, may we recognize that all this comes as a gift from you from jesus christ so that we can find new life in him. It is in his name i pray. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from South Carolina, mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson everyone, including guests in the fwalry, please join in. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Walker is recognized for one minute. Mr. Walker thank you, mr. Speaker. You just heard a man in j. D. Greear i have
Pelosi held a briefing on gun violence. They urged Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell to bring up a housepast background check bill. This briefing is just over half an [indiscernible conversation] hour. Here we go. Senator schumer welcome. Hi. Great. Ok, lets get started. Im very proud to be joined by, of course, my friend and colleague, Speaker Pelosi, mayor nan whaley from dayton. Good to have you here. And i want to thank my colleagues senators brown and stabenow and representative escobar from el paso, texas and representative thompson. Too Many Americans are losing their lives to gun violence. Too many families are just weeping because they have lost loved ones. I was at the airport today. A gentleman came over to me and said thank you for what youre doing, i lost my nephew to gun violence last year. Americans are suffering from the abundance of gun violence in america. Last month, Mass Shootings claimed 51 lives in el paso, dayton and odesza, to say hing about the daily lives
Colleague, Speaker Pelosi, mayor nan whaley from dayton. Good to have you here. And i want to thank my colleagues senators brown and stabenow and representative escobar from el paso, texas and representative thompson, for which shares a gun Violence Convention task force. We are here today for one simple reason, too Many Americans are losing their lives to gun violence. Too many families are just weeping because they have lost loved ones. I was at the airport today. A gentleman came over to me and i didnt know who he was. He said, thank you for what you are doing. I lost my nephew to gun violence last year. Americans are suffering from the abundance of gun violence in america. Last month, Mass Shootings claimed 51 lives in el paso, dayton and odessa, to say nothing of the hundreds of lives lost my daily gun violence throughout america had enough is enough. Congress is returning to session. Our first order of business in the senate should be to pass the housepassed legislation backgroun
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Killing at least 20. The situation, needless to say, is a horrific one. Shoppers running for their lives. Ak. Somebody got shot. Diving for cover as shots ring out. Survivors traumatized, now sharing those terrifying moments. Hes going for blood. Hes going for death. Were learning about the victims this morning with several still fighting for their lives. This is not a sprint. This is going to be a marathon. New details about the alleged shooter described as a man on a mission. Sources identifying the suspect as investigators look into a potential motive. It has the nexus at this point in time to a hate crime. And this morning, el paso strong. Our community will not be defined by this senseless, evil act of violence. The community banding together. We are a special community. Lining up to help and remembering the victims overnight with a prayer vigil. We have Live Team Coverage from el paso with all the latest. And good morning, everybody. Once again in america we are waking up to horr