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Pursuant to the order of the House of January 17, 2012, the Chair will now recognize Members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning-hour debate.\u003Cbr>The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with each party limited to 1 hour and each Member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m .\u003Cbr>f\u003Cbr>GUN VIOLENCE ECLIPSES FISCAL CLIFF DEBATE\u003Cbr>The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 minutes.\u003Cbr>Mr. BLUMENAUER. It’s difficult to focus on the task at hand in the aftermath of a shooting rampage in my district yesterday. With at least 10,000 people in a shopping mall, a young man allegedly, say some eyewitnesses, in body armor, and armed with a semiautomatic weapon discharged 60 or more shots. There were two people killed and a young 15-year-old girl seriously wounded. | Mr. Speaker, one is haunted by these events. We had one in Aurora, Colorado, at the theater where there were 12 people killed, 60 wounded; six people killed at the Sikh temple this summer; and the day spa in Milwaukee, where three women were killed before the shooter turned the gun on himself. We had a horrific episode earlier in my congressional career in Springfield, Oregon.\u003Cbr>It is hard to have meaningful conversations on a variety of subjects. I was going to deal with that problem with the fiscal cliff today, but gun violence is another area in America where it seems we can’t have a discussion without delusional claims of overreach and taking away hunting rifles. Congress won’t even allow statistics on gun violence to be gathered, and we certainly have made no progress towards closing the gun show loophole.\u003Cbr>Yet I come today, in the aftermath of this tragedy, with a small ray of hope. When nearly half of all military suicides are committed with privately owned weapons, the Pentagon and Congress are moving towards establishing policies to separate at-risk servicemembers from personal private weapons. Congress is poised to enact legislation to end a prohibition about the military collecting information about firearms kept at home. These are simple, commonsense steps for an armed services where more military personnel take their own life than who die in battle.\u003Cbr>Perhaps if we can take these reasonable steps to protect our servicemen and their families, perhaps we can develop the courage to treat the epidemic of gun violence with the same thoughtful, small steps when it comes to protecting the rest of our families. Until then, we will mourn the victims and thank God that our families were not at that mall. | AFGHANISTAN\u003Cbr>The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. JONES) for 5 minutes.\u003Cbr>Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, in this very chaotic time for the House of Representatives and for the American people, we need to remain focused on the fact that our young men and women are still dying in Afghanistan. Our involvement in Afghanistan has become a confused strategy at best.\u003Cbr>Mr. Speaker, I will submit a news article for the RECORD. The title of this article is: Afghan peace plan gives U. S. smaller role. With it, Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit 12 names of American servicepeople killed recently.\u003Cbr>Mr. Speaker, it is time for Congres","cbCaiax2pnuwdrrh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiax2pnuwdrrh","pdf",2806553,320,"English","# House Proceedings\n## Designation of Speaker Pro Tempore\n## Morning-Hour Debate\n## Gun Violence Eclipses Fiscal Cliff Debate\n## Afghanistan","[{\"question\":\"What procedural action begins the House session?\",\"answer\":\"The Speaker pro tempore lays before the House a communication appointing Daniel Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for the day.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the House manage recognition during morning-hour debate?\",\"answer\":\"Recognition alternates between parties, each limited to 1 hour, with individual Members limited to 5 minutes each, and debate not continuing beyond 11:50 a.m.\"},{\"question\":\"What key issues are raised in the debate about gun violence?\",\"answer\":\"Members discuss the difficulty of focusing after mass shootings, argue Congress should address policies related to at-risk servicemembers and privately owned weapons, and reference congressional inaction such as the gun show loophole.\"},{\"question\":\"What concerns are expressed regarding Afghanistan policy?\",\"answer\":\"Speakers argue U.S. involvement has lacked a clear strategy, reference ongoing bilateral security arrangements, submit related material for the RECORD, and emphasize public demands to end spending and withdraw troops.\"}]","158 - House of Representatives Legislative Proceedings - Gun Violence and Afghanistan Debate | PDF",806]