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Connecticut, senator murphy, organizing this time to bringing members of the senate together. I want to thank my colleague from ohio, senator brown, the senior senator, or his words tonight, is passionate about this issue. And his commitment to change. That should be a commitment that is shared by everyone here, but well be talking about what has not happened your tonight as much as what has happened. When i think a about this issue, the issue of gun violence, which its an epidemic, its also uniquely american problem. No other country has this problem. In fact, america didnt have this problem ...

The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy are we in a quorum call, mr. President . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Murphy thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i thank my colleagues for their indulgence this evening, and for those of us those of you who help us keep this floor open. I will make some longer remarks later this evening, but while we have a short break in the floor waiting for senator brown to arrive, i wanted to say a word of appreciation to all of my colleagues who have decided to join us this evening on the floor. This is my first appearance here,...

Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives, accompanied by the honorable Kevin Mccarthy. Ms. Cay coles james, the honorable barbara mikulski, the honorable Brenda Lawrence, the honorable debbie lesco, ms. Koki roberts and ms. Rebecca roberts. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, yes, yes indeed this afternoon is very much a cause for celebration and cheering for what happened 100 years ago today in the house of representatives. Thank the u. S. Army String...

Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi. The speaker of the house of representatives. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Yes. Yes, indeed. This afternoon is very much a cause for celebration and cheering for what happened 100 years ago today. In the house of representatives. Well, thank the u. S. Army String Quartet for making it so pleasant for us. [ applause ] im honored to be here with Kevin Mccarthy and the bipartisan members of congress. Mostly our women members of congress. We salute our cochairs of the bipartisan house caucus for womens issues, congresswoman Brenda Lawrence and co...

And ceo of the association of american railroads. Jim cb, commissioner of the southwest chief and Front Range Passenger Rail commission, and jennifer homendy, Member National Transportation Safety board. I continue to be a strong supporter of our real industry both freight and passenger. Rail service is safe and efficient. It also reduces congestion on our highways and spurs economic growth. In mississippi, for example, we have 26 Freight Railroads, 2,400 miles of track, five of the seven class ones, two longdistance amtrak routes, 10 stations, and more than 100,000 annual riders. Rail is vita...