other witnesses testified on funding for mental health care, domestic violence positive impact on children and an assault weapons ban. the hearing comes as congress continues work on gun legislation. this hearing will come to order. today the judiciary committee will consider the reality that guns have now become the leading cause of death for children in america. that automobile attics is, not inju recent statistics available, 468 american babies, teens and gun fired died from gunfire. an increase of nearly 30% over the previous year. america has watched in horror as one man one mass shooting after another an average of nearly eight kids were killed in gun homicides. guns are killing our kids at a devastating rate. kids at a devastating rate. i want to show a video that reflects the grim reality. i want to warn the audience, the video can say inseams that are disturbing. they got a cannon. [inaudible] he came in and shot my mother and my grandmother. bang, bang, bang
order. today the judiciary committee will consider the reality that guns have now become the leading cause of death for children in america. that automobile attics is, not injuries in the home, not cancer. guns. according to the cdc, in 2020, the most recent era system six are available, 4368 american babies, children, and teens died from gunfire. that s 12 kids every day. an increase of nearly 30% over the previous year. america has watched in horror as one mass shooting after another has claimed the lives of innocent children. it isn t just mass shootings. in 2020, an average of nearly eight kids were killed in gun homicides every day. we also lost nearly 1300 kids in gun suicides that year. nearly 150 died in gun accidents. guns are killing our kids at a devastating rate. i want to show a video that reflects the grim reality. i want to warn the audience, the video can say inseams that are disturbing. they got a cannon. [inaudible] he came in and shot my mother and my gra
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it s been an honor, and it s been a privilege to serve in that capacity. committees are where you roll up your sleeves and you get to work. i learned that from john dingell in the house and from my friends ted kennedy and orrin hatch in the senate. it s where friendships are made and where we work together to get results for the people who sent us here. if i have any regrets about the operation of the senate in recent years, it s how much leadership ignored the work of the committees, and in many cases ignored the expertise of our staff. the senate needs more committee consideration of bills, and serious issues, less consolidation of decision-making in the hands of a few. mr. president, thomas jefferson once said, i like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. so let me look forward in my remaining time, rather than just reminisce the past. i ve never been more optimistic about america s future. during the next two decades we ll see technology and innova