Rep. Al Green Joins Colleagues in Calling for Action to Address Gun Violence

(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, June 28, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined his colleagues, led by Rep. Steve Israel (NY-03), on the House floor during a pro forma session to call for an up-or-down vote on gun safety legislation.

“Last week, I proudly and humbly joined Congressman John Lewis and House Democratic Leadership to stand up for common-sense gun safety legislation by sitting-in on the House floor. When the sit-in ended more than 24 hours later, we indicated that our action to bring attention to the inaction of Congress would continue, and today we have demonstrated this,” Congressman Al Green said. “Across our country, people are calling for common-sense gun safety legislation to address the tragedy of mass shootings plaguing our nation. As Members of Congress, we represent them when we continue the righteous fight to get House Republican Leadership to schedule a vote on common-sense gun safety legislation. The American people expect no less.”

Watch the video of the press conference here.