{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-robin-kelly-i-m-heartbroken-for-families-who-will-have", "Congresswoman Robin Kelly: Im heartbroken for families who will have loved ones taken from them because of this bad bill.", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Robin Kelly", "K000385", "robinkelly.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Robin Kelly, vice chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released this statement on the passage of so-called \u201cConcealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38):\u201d\n\u201cI\u2019m deeply disappointed that my colleagues would support a bill that will dramatically increase the number of Americans taken from their families and communities by gun violence.\nMy disappointment is massively overwhelmed by my sadness. I know this bill will mean more funerals, more empty seats at the dinner table and more mothers burying their children. I\u2019m sad for every family who has had a loved one taken and I\u2019m heartbroken for families who will have loved ones taken because of this bill.\nAs disappointed and sad as I am, I\u2019m not surprised. This vote continues the Republican majority\u2019s blind obedience to the NRA\u2019s \u2018guns everywhere, rules nowhere\u2019 agenda that has blocked every common sense gun safety legislation proposed in Congress.\nThis bill isn\u2019t just a threat to public safety, it will also put law enforcement officers\u2019 lives at greater risk.\nI come from a law enforcement family. My uncles, cousins and nephews wear the blue everyday so I understand the worry that comes with having a loved one serving and protecting their community.\nThe fears of that late night call or knock on the door from the police chaplain is real and happens far too often to too many families. If H.R. 38 becomes law, more families will get those dreaded calls and visits.\nAt least eight major law enforcement organizations have announced their opposition to this legislation saying the bill will \u2018create unacceptable risks to our nation\u2019s 900,000 police officers and the public at large.\u2019\nI\u2019m committed to fighting this bill and preventing its final passage. However, fighting the passage of bad bills isn\u2019t enough. It\u2019s time for Congress to get out from under the NRA\u2019s checkbook and act to save lives.\u201d\nNotes: Last week, Congresswoman Kelly took to the House floor to oppose H.R. 38, as it was considered by the House Judiciary Committee. The Congresswoman highlighted law enforcements' strong opposition to the bill and read into the Congressional Record the names of law enforcement officers killed by gun violence.\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nThis speech continues Congresswoman Kelly\u2019s pledge to read the names of 5,950 gun violence victims into the Congressional Record, one names for every dollar Speaker Paul Ryan took from the NRA during the 2016 cycle. To date, she has read 250 names into the Congressional Record.\nShe promised to continue reading names until Speaker Ryan finally allows a vote on bipartisan, broadly support legislation that will save American lives.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-robin-kelly-i-m-heartbroken-for-families-who-will-have"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.029194962233305, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}