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Lowey statement on ending ban on gun violence research in Omnibus

Statement

Date: Dec. 10, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations Guns

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) today issued the following statement regarding ending the ban on federal research on gun violence:

"More than 30,000 gun deaths occur every year in the United States of America. These are our husbands and wives, parents, sons and daughters, and friends. As a country, we cannot become immune to this daily tragedy plaguing our communities.

"But for nearly 20 years, Congress has prohibited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from even studying gun violence and strategies to mitigate it. I cannot think of a more cowardly action than prohibiting research because you fear what it will find.

"I offered an amendment to remove this damaging policy rider from the 2016 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, and I continue to believe it should be addressed in the Omnibus Appropriations Act."


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