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Courtney Remains On House Floor With Colleagues To Demand Action On Gun Violence Prevention Legislation

Date: June 22, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Guns Criminal Justice

Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) is joining many of his Democratic colleagues from Connecticut and around the nation in a "sit-in' protest of the lack of action on gun violence prevention measures. He made the following statement this afternoon:

"It is unconscionable that after 49 people were murdered last week in just the latest mass shooting that the only response by Speaker Paul Ryan and the majority party is a sixteen-second moment of silence," said Courtney. "My Democratic colleagues and I will not be silent in the face of unrelenting gun violence on a daily basis. The Americans People are with us, with ninety-plus percent supporting the closing gun show and internet sales loophole. We will continue to demand up-or-down votes on common sense legislation until we get this done."


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