engaging as many people as he can to pass common sense reforms to protect our children from gun violence. [ applause ] and these reforms deserve a vote in congress. [ applause ] in the spotlight tonight, in a rare political move for this first lady, michelle obama took her place in the gun safety debate that is consuming washington. she made her case in very personal and emotional terms, telling the story of a teenage girl who grew up in the same chicago neighborhood as the first lady. now, i had a little more to say about this, but i think what i should do is just get out of the way and let the first lady have her say. we all know her story. she was 15 years old, an honor student at king college prep.
student at king college prep. and she came from a good family, two devoted parents, plenty of cousins, solid godparents, grandparents, an adoring little brother. they are hard working people, church going folks. she did everything she could for her daughter, had her in every activity she could, anything to keep her off the streets and keep her busy. and as i visited with the pendleton family at the funeral, i couldn t get over how familiar they felt to me because what i realized is her family was just like my family. hidea was me and i was her. but i got to grow up and go to