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“THE DAILY 45: ULYSSES SIMMONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1273 on June 18, 2008.
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THE DAILY 45: ULYSSES SIMMONS
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HON. BOBBY L. RUSH
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that, everyday, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United States. On Monday, June 16, the first day of summer vacation for Chicago Public Schools, 14-year-old Ulysses Simmons was fatally shot. He is the 27th CPS student slain since last fall. According to news reports, young Ulysses was killed over his bike. He had just gotten his first job, working with young children this summer at a local church. ``When will this killing stop,'' asked his grandmother. ``It needs to stop.''
Americans of conscience must come together to stop the senseless death of ``The Daily 45'' and the dozens more unnecessary accidents and injuries related to guns. I join Ulysses' grandmother in saying: When will we say ``enough is enough, stop the killing!''
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