Gun Violence Prevention (Cong. Rec., July 21, 2021)
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated July 21, 2021, at page H3767, with the end of the opening prayer and a series of one-minute speeches. Mr. Higgins of New York speaks on gun violence prevention, saying Buffalo experienced a 90 percent increase in gun violence last year. Mr. Williams of Texas says the Consumer Price Index jumped by 5.4 percent through June and calls a $3.5 trillion package a poor answer to inflation, while Ms. Kelly of Illinois and Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida mark 200 days of House Democrats working for the people and praise the American Rescue Plan and the child tax credit. Mr. Tiffany honors Jim Staberg of Hudson, Wisconsin, for his Army service in World War II and Korea.
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July 21, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3767
words target our integrity, and whose keeping organizations who will work has the power to lift millions of chil-
anger and prejudice will not yield to on our streets to stop violence before it dren out of poverty, give them the fu-
reason. We pray Your deliverance. occurs. tures they deserve. It is going to help
Save us from our cultural rancor. In Congress passed the American Rescue our families thrive and our economy to
this country where we are quick to Plan to deliver relief to communities recover. We can build back better by
take sides, reckless in our judgment of ravaged by the pandemic. Now our lifting our children.
the other, and have found ourselves communities are facing a spike in vio- f
mired in doubt, confusion, mistrust, lence that began during the pandemic.
HONORING JIM STABERG
and hopelessness, we pray Your deliver- Madam Speaker, they need help, and
ance. they need help now. (Mr. TIFFANY asked and was given
Save us from ourselves, for we are as f
permission to address the House for 1
culpable as those we accuse. Forgive us minute.)
INFLATION IS TAXATION Mr. TIFFANY. Madam Speaker, be-
our shortsightedness, our self-preserva-
tion, our hardened hearts, and our lack (Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas asked and fore I begin my remarks here, I want to
of faith. When we cling to our own cer- was given permission to address the wish my eldest daughter, Karlyn Tif-
tainty and rightness, we pray Your de- House for 1 minute.) fany, a happy birthday.
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas. Madam Madam Speaker, I rise to honor a
liverance. Then call us to hold fast to
Speaker, I rise today to recognize the great American and resident of my dis-
Your righteousness, that we may once
impact of rising inflation on American trict in Wisconsin. Jim Staberg of Hud-
again thrive in the confidence and the
consumers. son served in the Army from March of
hope we find only in You.
The Consumer Price Index jumped by 1943 to June of 1946, and again Sep-
In Your sovereign name, we pray.
5.4 percent this year through June, the tember 1950 to July 1952.
Amen. During his first tour of duty, Mr.
largest year-over-year gain since 2008.
f Staberg was originally assigned to the
From the higher cost of gas, to the
higher price of used cars, to the price Army band, but as America was drawn
THE JOURNAL
of food at your local grocery store, into World War II, he found himself re-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- assigned and serving as a gunner dur-
ant to section 11(a) of House Resolu- small businesses and Americans are
paying more for goods and services, due ing vehicle patrols throughout Europe.
tion 188, the Journal of the last day’s Mr. Staberg was involved in a heroic
proceedings is approved. in large part to government spending
defensive stand by the Allies against
during COVID–19 and now Democrats’
f Hitler’s last charge at the Battle of the
reckless economic agenda.
Bulge. He also served at the historic
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE It is as simple as this: Inflation is
Nuremburg trials following the war,
taxation.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the but this was not the end of Mr.
As a small business owner for 50
gentleman from New York (Mr. HIG- Staberg’s service.
years, I can tell you these increased Jim was shipped off to Korea for a
GINS) come forward and lead the House
prices are creating challenges for con- second tour of duty, where he would,
in the Pledge of Allegiance. sumers whose budgets are being
Mr. HIGGINS of New York led the once again, defend freedom in the face
stretched thinner and thinner every of communist aggression. After his
Pledge of Allegiance as follows: single month.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the time in service, Jim married and had
The Democrat solution to all of this? three children in Hudson, Wisconsin,
United States of America, and to the Repub-
Ram through a partisan $3.5 trillion which he still calls home today.
lic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. package that will further increase Madam Speaker, on behalf of a grate-
taxes on the American people and com- ful State and Nation, I thank Jim
f pletely disregard rising inflation. Staberg for his service.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER It is pretty simple.
f
PRO TEMPORE Raising taxes, less jobs.
Lower tax, more jobs. 200 DAYS OF WORK FOR THE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Congress must return to some fiscal PEOPLE
Chair will entertain up to 15 requests sanity and Democrats must resist the (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was
for 1-minute speeches on each side of temptation to spend our way out of given permission to address the House
the aisle. this situation, as rising inflation and for 1 minute.)
f the growing national debt become an Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Madam
unrelenting enemy. Speaker, today marks the 200th day of
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
In God we trust. this Congress and of House Democrats
(Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and f working for the people.
was given permission to address the Working together with the Biden ad-
House for 1 minute.) CHILD TAX CREDIT
ministration, we have put our economy
Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam (Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida back on track, curbed the spread of
Speaker, last year, in my hometown of asked and was given permission to ad- COVID–19, and put money into the
Buffalo, New York, we experienced a 90 dress the House for 1 minute and to re- pockets of our constituents. It was
percent increase in gun violence; 355 vise and extend her remarks.) only Democrats that voted for the
people were involved in this. Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. American Rescue Plan, which helped
As of July of this year, 46 people have Madam Speaker, I rise on the 200th day create 3 million jobs, deliver stimulus
lost their lives to gun violence. This of the House Democrats delivering for checks, and extend the child tax credit.
morning, the Gun Violence Prevention the people. The American Rescue Plan also de-
Task Force heard from experts in com- Madam Speaker, over the years, I livered on one of my most urgent prior-
munity violence interventions. These have had the opportunity to mentor ities, ending the maternal mortality
experts affirmed what we know; that young girls from hard-pressed families, crisis. Allowing States to extend Med-
gun violence in our country is tearing and I will tell you this, they taught me icaid coverage for postpartum care
families and neighborhoods apart. more than I ever could teach them. from 60 days to one full year
Their testimony adds support for our And I learned that even with mothers postpartum will save lives.
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efforts to provide $5 million in the working two jobs, there were weeks of Outside of the recovery package, we
American Rescue Plan Act funding to just peanut butter in their pantry and have continued working on other prior-
groups in Buffalo to prevent and reduce having to move place to place just to ities, like advancing a pathway to citi-
violence before it occurs. find affordable rent. zenship for Dreamers and passing com-
This funding will support trusted That is why I celebrate the historic monsense gun violence prevention
messengers, good messengers, credible expansion of the child tax credit in the measures to protect and improve the
messengers; a coalition of peace- American Rescue package, because it lives of everyday Americans.
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