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In a House floor Special Order earlier this month, members of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed Gun Violence Awareness Month.
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00:00The gentlewoman from Virginia, Mrs. McClellan, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the
00:08minority leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members have five
00:15legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material
00:20on the subject of this special order. Without objection. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is with
00:26a great honor that I rise today to co-anchor this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order
00:32Hour along with my distinguished colleague from Louisiana, Representative Troy Carter.
00:38For the next 60 minutes, members of CBC have the opportunity to speak directly to the American
00:44people on Gun Violence Awareness Month, an issue of great importance to the Congressional Black
00:50Caucus, Congress, and the constituents we represent. Mr. Speaker, on March 7, 2023, I stood in the
01:00well and took my oath of office into this body. My children stood with me. My then 13-year-old
01:08son, who was very excited and impressed some people with his dance moves. Less than a week
01:16later, my son Jackson showed up at school to find out one of his classmates was dead. He had killed
01:26himself accidentally using a loaded gun as a prop to film a music video. My son was devastated. He was
01:38devastated again when two months later, the school year abruptly came to an end. When
01:45Sean Jackson was shot and killed minutes after receiving his high school diploma. These are two
01:56of the 46,728 people who died from gun-related injuries in 2023 alone. They were among the average
02:1013,300 black Americans who died of gun violence every single year. Sierra Jenkins, Jaheim Dickerson,
02:23Devin Harris, Samaya Yellardley, Tyshawn White, Jane Carter, Kenneth Cooper, Micaiah Dickinson, Lorenzo Smith,
02:35just some of the names of people whose lives were ended by gun violence. Some on purpose, some by their
02:46own hand, some accidentally. And too many of our communities are disproportionately impacted by this
03:00violence. We cannot allow this violence to become normalized. We must stand together to advance common
03:08sense gun safety legislation, invest in community violence intervention programs, and address the root
03:17causes of gun violence. Year after year, we go back to our districts. We go to vigils. We watch the news.
03:27We see the tragedies. We come back here. We stand for a moment of silence. We give our thoughts and
03:33prayers. And nothing changes. But the overwhelming consensus of the American people is that we have
03:42to do something. Now, as a state legislator, I focused on addressing the root causes of gun violence.
03:49I thought there'd be bipartisan support for that. And to the extent, to a certain extent, there was.
03:57I championed investment in the creation of a firearm violence and intervention and prevention fund
04:03with delegate Marcia Price from Newport News when I was in the state senate.
04:09This program and fund would provide a pathway to research demographics and trends and implement
04:15evidence-based solutions to address the root causes of gun violence because gun violence in Richmond,
04:20Virginia is different from gun violence in New Orleans, Louisiana, is different from gun violence
04:29in New York City, is different from gun violence in Newark, New Jersey. And so we need to get at the root
04:37causes. But for too many of our young people, the root cause is access to guns is very easy. And they weren't
04:49taught to regulate emotions. And things that in my age were settled on the playground with a fist are now
04:59settled with a gun. And so you can be called a name on social media. You can call someone a name on social media
05:09and the next thing you know, you're shot dead. We need to do something to address that gun violence. And I was proud
05:18to come to Congress and try to continue to work on that. But in April, the Trump administration terminated nearly
05:24400 grants from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice programs that support everything from victim
05:31services to substance use and mental health treatment, to juvenile justice and child protection.
05:37These are grants that were used to address the root causes of gun violence in our communities.
05:45There have been deep cuts to the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative,
05:49the largest source of federal funding for community violence intervention, funding that authorized by
05:55Congress in 2022 that has invested 30, I'm sorry, 300 million dollars in community violence intervention
06:04programming and research. And now about half of those investments have been cut. All this does is invite
06:14tragedy back into our communities. We can't let it happen. And for black people in the communities that we
06:22represent, we are only 14% of the U.S. population. We represent 60% of all firearm homicide victims. A black
06:34person in America is 11.5 times more likely to die of gun violence. And while gun violence became the leading
06:43cause of death of all children for the first time in 2020, it's been the leading cause of death for black
06:52children since 2006. We must do more. We must do more. Because I can't tell you how difficult it is
07:04every time there's a mass shooting, every time someone is shot, going to the grocery store,
07:11playing in a park, going to the movie theater, turning in the wrong driveway, showing up at school,
07:20after graduation, on and on and on. Every time it happens, my son and my daughter look at me and they ask,
07:29am I next? Do you know how difficult that is? Do you know how hard it is when your children,
07:39who know someone who has died from gun violence have to spend their days in school and active shooter
07:46drills rather than learning? Enough is enough. Enough is enough, Mr. Speaker. We must do more.
07:58Thoughts and prayers are not enough.
08:00It is now my pleasure to yield to the gentleman from New Orleans, Louisiana, Mr. Troy Carter.
08:09Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am grateful to be here to co-author this Congressional Black Caucus
08:17Special Order Hour for the month of June. I want to thank my esteemed colleague and dear friend,
08:23Congresswoman Jennifer McClendon, Democrat from Virginia's 4th District for outstanding leadership
08:31and for leading this incredible hour. I rise tonight during National Gun Violence Awareness Month,
08:37not just with sorrow, but with a sense of urgency. I rise tonight during the National Gun Awareness Month to
08:46shake the core of our very being. I want to be abundantly clear that this is not about taking away
08:54anyone's Second Amendment right, the right to bear arms. Don't be fooled by the gun manufacturers who want
09:01to continue to continue to put profits over people, over children, over people's lives.
09:12I am from the South. I am a gun enthusiast. I do believe in the Second Amendment, but I am a responsible gun owner.
09:22I am trained to use my firearm. I understand the importance of proper
09:28storage, protection, training. I understand the importance of having reasonable
09:38waiting periods. The importance of being familiar with your weapon and making sure it's never left
09:47where children or untrained people can gain access. So yes, the Second Amendment stands, but
09:53our common sense stands, too, that we must protect communities and we must make sure that firearms
10:01never find their way into the hands of people who are ill-trained, who have ill intent, who seek to cause
10:10the damage that we've seen with our mass shootings. However, for far too long, our nation has tolerated
10:19an epidemic that is killing our children, our friends, and our future. Gun violence has ravaged this country.
10:27And while every American feels the impact, black communities bear the brunt. Black communities die
10:35from gun violence at 2.7 times the rate of our white counterparts. Let me say that again. 2.7 times the rate
10:45over 13,300 black lives are lost every year to gun violence. That's not a statistic. That's our sons,
10:57our daughters, our neighbors, our church members. That's an entire generation lost. In 2023 alone,
11:06firearm homicides in black communities rose by over 23 percent. Suicides by 50 percent. Unintentional
11:17shootings by 11 percent. These are not isolated tragedies. This is a pattern, a crisis of an epidemic.
11:26And yet, this Congress remains stuck in neutral. It has been three years since the bipartisan Safer
11:33Communities Act was signed into law by President Biden. Did I say bipartisan? Yes, it was bipartisan.
11:40I voted for it. I stood proudly with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to take this important step.
11:49But let's be honest, it was just that one step. A step that needs to be followed up with more steps,
11:58more action, more help, more signals that we're bigger and we're better than the gun lobby.
12:09And since then, since that one step, mass shootings have surged. Right now, families are afraid to go to
12:17the mall, the movie theater, schools, grocery stores, concerts, places of worship. No one feels safe
12:26safe because oftentimes nowhere is safe. The gun violence archives has already reported that 133 mass
12:35shootings have happened this year. 133 and it's only the first week of June. Every shooting leaves behind
12:45a shattered family, a traumatized community, a ripple effect that lasts generations. And let's be clear,
12:53black Americans are not just victims of community violence. We're also disproportionately impacted by
13:00rogue police violence, police shootings, shootings of unarmed men and women, often young people.
13:11The truth can't be ignored. When we talk about gun violence in our country,
13:15accountability must be a part of our reform. We know that thoughts and prayers after these tragedies
13:24are important and are powerful tools, but alone can't do it. We must put our well wishes and our prayers
13:35into action. I recognize that at this moment, we demand action because words alone won't stop a bullet.
13:45I know that being silent won't stop a bullet. I know that being complicit won't stop a bullet. I know
13:52pointing fingers won't stop a bullet. I know running from the scoring of the NRA won't stop a bullet, but I know
14:02what can stop a bullet. Men and women in this body standing up together saying, enough is enough
14:08because these lives are not just black. They're not just white. They're not just Democrat. They're not
14:13just independent. They're not just Republican. They're Americans. And there are children. And there are
14:19seniors. And there are neighbors. And there are friends. And there are colleagues. Wake up, my friends.
14:26This is not about us against them. This is about us together fighting an epidemic that's killing,
14:34literally killing our community. So today, I say to my colleagues across the aisle, do not look away.
14:40Come to the table. Work with us. The cost of inaction is measured in lives lost in our neighborhoods,
14:48in our classrooms, in our communities across the country. To my Republican colleagues, do not look away.
14:53Do not wait until the next shooting is in your neighborhood. Do not wait until it's your
14:59constituent, your relative, your friend, your fraternity brother, your sorority sister,
15:04your neighbor, your colleague, your loved one. Mass shooters don't care about your party.
15:08They don't care about your socioeconomic status. Unfortunately, they often think about hate based by
15:18race, based by who you are and who you choose to love, by who you choose to worship. But this is
15:26America. And these are all things that are part of our strength. Let's not allow them to push us in the
15:33corner and fight against each other. We should not live like this. Gun violence is not a political issue.
15:42It's a human issue. The time for reform is not tomorrow. The time for reform is not next year.
15:51The time for reform is now. And the people who must do it is us. Let's rise to this moment. Let's
16:02demonstrate to the American people while Republicans and Democrats may disagree philosophically on many
16:09things. Let us agree that gun violence is no way for Americans to have to live. Mr. Speaker, I yield.
16:19Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Claudia Cate, a 16-year-old who dreamed of becoming a nurse, killed by gun violence.
16:34Cecilia Thomas, a five-month-old shot and killed in Chicago, a five-month-old. I now yield to
16:44the Honorable Robin Kelly from Illinois.
17:02Thank you, Rep McClellan, and thank you, Rep Carter, for inviting me to speak tonight.
17:07Mr. Speaker, I rise today because there is a gun violence epidemic in America.
17:12I have spoken loudly and clearly on gun safety again and again and again, shooting after shooting.
17:21Moments of silence have never been enough. Thoughts and prayers have never been enough.
17:26Americans need real action by Congress to end gun violence. That means universal background checks,
17:34funding and support for community violence intervention organizations, safe storage laws to
17:39prevent unintentional shootings, and assault weapons ban. We know the solutions to end gun violence,
17:48and yet the Trump administration and this legislative body refuses to act. Instead, President Trump and
17:55Republicans reverse the progress we've made these past few years. On day one in the Oval Office,
18:02President Trump shut the doors of the White House Office on Gun Violence Prevention. Since then,
18:07he continues to pour salt into injury after injury. The Department of Justice terminated over 66
18:14million dollars in grants that were already designated by Congress to community violence
18:20intervention programs. CBI organizations are led by trusted community members who offer job training,
18:27mental health resources, de-escalation tactics, and more to keep our neighborhood safe.
18:33CBI strategies are proven, evidence-based solutions to gun violence, and yet the Trump administration
18:40decided they're inefficient. House Republicans are complicit in the Trump agenda to endanger public safety.
18:49In the dead of night, Republicans added a provision to their budget that would deregulate gun silencers,
18:55allowing any and all private sales of silencers. The deregulation of gun silencers is reckless
19:02and outrageous. Silencers are not something out of a movie. They cause real pain in our communities.
19:09In 2019, a gunman attached the silencer attached the silencer to a handgun that he used to kill 12
19:16people in Virginia Beach. Survivors of the shooting said they did not flee because they didn't identify
19:23the muff sounds as gunshots. If the cost of American lives does not move my colleagues across the aisle,
19:29then perhaps they will be attentive to the fact that the deregulation of silencers will cost American
19:35taxpayers nearly $3 billion. Americans cannot afford the cost of gun violence, not in dollars or in pain
19:44or grief. Black Americans in particular bear a disproportionate weight of that grief. This past
19:51weekend I joined survivors of gun violence in an environmentally friendly balloon release to honor
19:57the 46,000 lives lost to gun violence every year. They've lost daughters and sons, nephews and nieces,
20:05siblings, mothers and fathers to gun violence. One daughter's name is Hydea Pendleton. Hydea was a
20:12bright student involved in marching band and volleyball. She was on top of the world when she led her marching
20:18band in President Obama's second inauguration. Just one week later, she was shot and killed in a park
20:25in Chicago. Hydea should have turned 28 years old yesterday. Hydea's friends and family started the
20:32Wear Orange movement to raise awareness of gun violence. Now the orange color has become a beacon
20:38for activity and advocacy against gun violence. Since they started the Wear Orange movement in 2015,
20:45I've introduced the Wear Orange resolution every year to honor Hydea. I ran for office because I
20:52couldn't stand by and watch as Congress did nothing as children like Hydea were ripped away from families.
20:59While gun violence became the leading cause of death for all children and teenagers in 2020,
21:05it's been the leading cause of death for black children since 2016. I swore my first oath of office
21:13just three months after Hydea was shot in the second district. Since then, I have never ever stopped
21:20fighting for her and I will never stop until we end gun violence once and for all. I yield back.
21:28Tiana Major, a nine-year-old gymnast until gun violence cut her life short. Kingston Campbell,
21:36a six-year-old killed when shooters were fired into his home. They can't speak for themselves.
21:42We speak for them. It is now my pleasure to yield to the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus,
21:51the gentlewoman from New York, Yvette Clark. I'd like to take this opportunity, Mr. Speaker,
21:58to thank Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan and Congressman Troy Carter for anchoring the Congressional Black Caucus
22:05Special Order Hour. I rise tonight with my colleagues of the CBC to recognize Gun Violence Awareness Month
22:14and to bring attention to the impact of gun violence on black communities around our nation.
22:21For decades, gun violence has been an epidemic that has had a disproportionate and devastating
22:29impacts on black communities. In fact, the facts are sobering and clear. On average, more than 13,000
22:39black people die from gun violence each year. In the United States, black Americans die from gun violence
22:46at nearly three times the rate of white Americans. In 2023, firearm homicides against black Americans
22:55rose over 23 percent. In that same year, firearm suicides in black communities increased 50 percent,
23:06and unintentional shooting deaths rose 11 percent. And in the five years since the police murders
23:13of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, police shootings of black Americans have continued to rise.
23:22These are not simply statistics. These are the heartbreaking stories of tragedy and loss
23:30that should shake our collective conscious as Americans of goodwill. From the racist murder of nine
23:38parishioners at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, to the racist mass shooting at the Topps
23:46grocery store in Buffalo, New York that claimed the lives of 10 people, to countless police shootings of
23:54unarmed black men, women, and children, our nation has unfortunately bore witness to far too many horrific
24:03acts of gun violence against black communities. This crisis of gun violence requires action, not thoughts
24:12and prayers as the American people have become far too accustomed to hearing from many of our colleagues
24:19on the other side of the aisle. Instead of working to pass legislation to keep our communities safe from
24:26gun violence, the Republicans included in their reconciliation package a provision that calls for the
24:33elimination of registration and ownership requirements for silencers that have been in place since the
24:40National Firearms Act went into effect in 1934. By contrast, when House Democrats were in the majority
24:50in the 117th Congress, the Congressional Black Caucus was instrumental in passing the most significant piece
24:58of gun reform legislation in nearly 30 years with the bipartisan Safer Communities Act which was signed into
25:07law by President Joe Biden. With that historic legislation we took meaningful steps to protect our children,
25:16keep our schools safe, and reduce the overall threat of gun violence around our country by extending
25:23background checks for firearms purchases, clarifying licensing requirements, funding red flag laws and
25:31crisis intervention programs, and weakening the boyfriend loophole. And while we've made strides towards
25:39common sense gun reform, more needs to be done to keep our communities safe. So during this National Gun Violence
25:51Awareness Month and throughout the year the Congressional Black Caucus recognizes the critical need for reforming
25:59our gun safety laws to protect all of our communities. Our caucus remains committed to meeting this crisis with
26:08the urgency of now to end the senseless acts of violence that take thousands of innocent lives every year.
26:15That time for reform is now. With that, Madam, Mr. Speaker, I yield back to the gentle lady from Virginia.
26:30De'Eva McFaul, he dreamed of being an NFL player until gun violence took his life at 11.
26:36Zemir Lopez, he had dance moves and rap skills until gun violence took his life at 8.
26:47Mr. Speaker, I now yield to Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey.
26:57Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I want to thank my colleagues for co-anchoring this very important
27:05special order hour. Every seven hours a child is killed by gunfire in the United States. In 2025,
27:16thus far, nearly 100 American children did not make it to their 12th birthday because they were killed by
27:24gunfire. Every single child lost is an unfathomable tragedy. Families are destroyed and communities are
27:32left in anguish, but this cycle of death and grief is far more prolific in the black community. Black
27:41Americans die by gun violence at a rate 2.7 times greater than their white peers, including a 50%
27:49increase in firearm suicides in 2023. Communities across our country face this daily reality, but too many
28:00powerful people here in Washington D.C. feel too comfortably removed from it. They'll call for a moment of silence
28:10and then move on and nothing will happen. So rather than committing to fight this uniquely American terror,
28:19they will find any excuse to do nothing. It's video games, it's mental health, it's anything but guns.
28:28Congress has the power to act to keep our young people safe from their leading cause of death, gun violence.
28:37We also have a moral obligation to act to free our society from the fear that comes with dropping our
28:45children and grandchildren off at school or the mall or the movies or even a house party. Enough moments of
28:54silence. These moments of silence don't save a single solitary life. Now is the moot time
29:05that we must act to save our generations. With that I yield back.
29:13Sir Antonio Brown, a six-year-old killed near his Kansas City home by guns.
29:20King, a Georgian nine-year-old killed by a child, another child handling an unsecure gun.
29:28Mr. Speaker, I now yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina, Representative Valerie Fouchier.
29:34Thank you to Congresswoman McClellan and Congressman Carter for anchoring this special order hour to bring
29:44attention to one of the most pressing and pervasive challenges confronting our nation.
29:50Mr. Speaker, I rise today with urgency, grief, and determination during National Gun Violence Awareness
29:58Month. A time for us to recognize the heartbreaking toll that gun violence continues to take on communities
30:06across across the country. I am deeply saddened that this past Sunday in my home state of North Carolina
30:14there was a mass shooting where at least 80 shots were fired, killing one person and injuring 11 others.
30:22Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. Gun violence is a public health epidemic that affects
30:30Americans and ravages communities in every zip code in every state. But year after year, we see the same
30:39devastating trend. Black Americans are dying from gun violence at nearly three times the rate of white
30:46Americans. Each year, more than 13,000 black lives are lost to this epidemic. They are mothers, fathers,
30:56sons, daughters, friends, and neighbors whose futures are stolen, whose communities are left grieving,
31:03and whose absence is deeply felt every single day. And tragically, the violence does not end there.
31:12For years, black Americans have faced a persistent and disproportionate risk of being killed in police
31:19encounters involving firearms. Let me be clear, no one in America should have to fear
31:26for their lives in our schools, our stores, our places of worship, our streets, or anywhere in our communities.
31:34But while this crisis and disparity continues to grow across the country, some in Congress are moving
31:40in the wrong direction. Again, my colleagues just shared just a couple of weeks ago, House Republicans
31:47voted along party lines to pass the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included a provision
31:55to deregulate silencers. Because of the dangers they pose, these devices have been highly regulated
32:02for nearly a hundred years, and this provision would make it easier for individuals to use firearms
32:10with less risk of detection, further endangering our communities already suffering from gun violence.
32:18This is not the type of comprehensive gun reform legislation that the American people need or
32:25deserve. A majority of Americans support universal background checks, closing loopholes in gun sales,
32:33red flag laws, and safe storage legislation. So I asked my colleagues on the other side of the aisle,
32:40what are we waiting for? The oath of office that all members of Congress took demands that we protect
32:46the American people. But every day that we delay, lives are lost. I urge my Republican colleagues to join
32:55House Democrats, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
33:02in advancing meaningful common sense reforms that will save lives, reduce violence, and protect all Americans.
33:12Thank you. And with that, I yield back.
33:18Jacoby Fanning, a 16-year-old killed in a South Carolina shooting. Isaiah, a 16-year-old in Maryland,
33:27shot near his high school. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Maryland, Representative Glenn Ivey.
33:34Actually, I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey, LaMonica MacGyver.
33:51Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to speak on an issue that has devastated families and communities
33:58across this country, gun violence. For years, gun violence has been an unchecked epidemic. In the
34:04Black community, the toll has been heartbreaking and more deadly. And still, very little meaningful
34:11action has been taken to stop the hurt. Our communities continue to be ravished while many too
34:19remain silent. We cannot continue to treat this as normal. There is nothing normal about burying
34:29children. Nothing normal about the weapons that turn schools, churches, and neighborhoods into
34:35battlegrounds. I'm here for the next generation to say they deserve better than this. They deserve a future
34:44a future where they never have to say enough is enough, because we will have already done what is
34:50necessary. I, along with my CBC colleagues, will not stay silent. We will continue to demand comprehensive
34:58gun reform, background checks, closing loopholes, and a ban on assault weapons, because our lives and our
35:05children's lives depend on it. The time for reform is now. Let's do what is right. Let's do what is
35:13just. Let's do what is necessary, because another name before another name is added to another list.
35:21With that, I yield back to the gentlewoman of Virginia.
35:24Sirabi Medina. She lost her mother to gun violence, and then at nine,
35:35she was killed on her way home with ice cream for her father, cut down by gun violence by a neighbor.
35:43Mr. Speaker, how many more? How many more children on the way to school, at school, at the bus stop,
35:56at the grocery store, in the park, in front of their house, in bed? How many more?
36:08How many more children have to die before we act?
36:12How many more women stuck in domestic violence situations, who try to get out, who get protective
36:26orders against their partner, only to have that partner go get a gun and kill them? How many more?
36:35How many more people, desperate, take their own life, because getting a gun is so easy? Much easier
36:48than getting the mental health treatment that they need. How many more?
36:56How many more thoughts are we going to need? How many more prayers? Mr. Speaker, enough is enough.
37:01When I was a kid in the late 70s and 80s, early 80s, I think the biggest thing that my mom worried about
37:14when I went to school was whether I'd eat the lunch that they served.
37:22Do you know what it's like to put your child on a bus and wonder if they're going to come home?
37:31Do you wonder, do you know what it's like to go to a park
37:36to celebrate a birthday and your child doesn't come home?
37:43Too many people do. Too many black people do. Too many people in our communities
37:50are disproportionately impacted by this public health crisis.
37:55And even when we find bipartisan agreement, I was able to find bipartisan agreement
38:05to get a fund created in the Virginia government, the gun violence and prevention grant fund.
38:14And yet, the federal funding that was available to fund the programs that are proven
38:26to address the root causes of gun violence are being cut.
38:31It makes no sense. And every day, every day, our children see this.
38:44They're traumatized by the mass shooter drills. They're traumatized by the friends
38:53that are there one day and gone the next. And every single time my son sees a story of someone dying
39:05at the hand of a gun because of a gun, he asked me, am I next? And I say to him, Jackson,
39:14Jackson, I am doing everything in my power to make sure you're not. But I can't do it alone.
39:22The Congressional Black Caucus can't do it alone. We need 218 people in the House
39:30and 60 in the Senate who are willing to do something more than thoughts and prayers.
39:37We need a president and an administration that says enough is enough. And if you don't want to do
39:45anything to actually take the guns off the street, then at least invest in the root causes of violence,
39:54because it's too easy for someone desperate enough to take their life to get a gun and do it.
40:01It is too easy for somebody who wants to start a race war to get a gun and walk into a church where
40:09people pray with him and he shoots them dead. Enough is enough. Mr. Speaker, I thank you for your
40:19attention. I thank the members of the Congressional Black Caucus who joined me tonight. And with that, I yield back.
40:25I thank the members of the Congressional Black Caucus. I thank the members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
40:31Under the speaker's announced policy of January 3rd, 2025, the chair recognizes the gentleman from Maryland,
40:36Mr. Ozlewski, for 30 minutes.
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