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Expressing Sense of House Regarding Arizona Shooting

Floor Speech

Date: Jan. 12, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Criminal Justice

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Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, this House and this entire Nation extend our support, love and best wishes to our colleague, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and to all those wounded in Saturday's shooting. We also mourn the deaths, the tragic senseless deaths of six Americans who were participating in street-corner democracy with their Congresswoman.

My Minnesota constituents feel the pain and loss inflicted by a few seconds of gun violence. A St. Paul constituent visited my office on Monday and wrote a note to Congresswoman Giffords, and the note said: ``I pray for your recovery. I want you to be strong and continue to be the fighter that you are so you can continue to serve the people of America.''

I too am praying for you, Gabby, for Mark, for your family, and for all of the families who are in pain and those in mourning.

May such unspeakable acts of violence end in this country, and may all Americans find the strength to live in peace.

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