PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
June 10, 2022 |
Espaillat, Escobar Resolution Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis. WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced H.Res.1165 - a resolution declaring gun violence a public health crisis.
The Espaillat-Escobar resolution:
Urges a whole-of-government effort to address the gun violence public health crisis and ensure the safety of all children;
Urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue its work utilizing the 4-step public health approach to violence prevention and collaborate with other Federal Government agencies to resolve the gun violence public health crisis;
Urges the Surgeon General to issue a report on firearm injuries and violence prevention;
Supports the resolutions drafted, introduced, and adopted by cities, localities, and States across the Nation declaring gun violence a public health crisis or emergency;
Commits the House of Representatives to ending the gun violence public health crisis so that all people can enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
“Addressing the daily horrific acts of violence that take the lives of our children and loved ones should be among our nation’s top priorities,” said Congressman Espaillat. “In my district, gun violence has taken the lives of one too many – including Krystal Baron-Nieves in East Harlem, NYPD Officers Rivera and Mora in Harlem, and severely injuring an 11-month-old in the Bronx who only recently was released from the hospital, and many others. This resolution calls for a whole-of-government effort and commits the House to ending the gun violence public health crisis.”
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