{"id":1006294,"date":"2019-08-31T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1006294"},"modified":"2019-09-01T01:01:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T01:01:08","slug":"dnc-chair-on-2nd-mass-shooting-in-texas-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-chair-on-2nd-mass-shooting-in-texas-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Chair on 2nd Mass Shooting in Texas This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement on today\u2019s mass shooting in Odessa and Midland, Texas:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThere is an epidemic in America. It is taking lives and shattering communities across the country. Today, we reached the point where when we talk about \u2018this month\u2019s mass shooting in Texas,\u2019 we have to ask \u2018Which one? El Paso or Odessa-Midland?\u2019 When we talk about the\u00a0 \u2018mass shooting in Aurora,\u2019 we have to ask \u2018Which Aurora? Illinois or Colorado?\u2019 When we talk about the \u2018mass shooting in Orlando,\u2019 we have to ask \u2018Which time? 2016 or 2017?\u2019<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSchools. Offices. Malls. Military bases. Movie theaters. Concerts. Nightclubs. Bars. Restaurants. Parks. Streets. Stores. Churches. Mosques. Temples. Synagogues.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe NRA and Republican leaders want us to believe that we are powerless to prevent these tragedies. They want us to resign ourselves to the idea that this bloodshed is inevitable. They want us to become so weary of this cycle of death and destruction that we give up on the prospect of progress.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBut we will not give up. We will not be silent. We will end gun violence with action. And we will vote out anyone who stands in our way.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMy heart breaks for the victims, families, first responders, and all those affected by today\u2019s tragedy in Odessa and Midland. May we honor them \u2013 and all those we\u2019ve lost to gun violence \u2013 not simply with thoughts and prayers, but with action.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement on today\u2019s mass shooting in Odessa and Midland, Texas: \u201cThere is an epidemic in America. It is taking lives and shattering communities across the country. Today, we reached the point where when we talk about \u2018this month\u2019s mass shooting in Texas,\u2019 we have to ask \u2018Which one? 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