Pelosi Statement on Shooting at Planned Parenthood Center in Colorado

Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement on the shooting at a Planned Parenthood Health Center in Colorado Springs on Friday:

"Once again, the tragedy of gun violence has been visited on an American community. Our hearts are heavy with shock and grief for the families who lost loved ones in the senseless attack at the Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs yesterday – and we join in honoring the heroism of police officer Garrett Swasey, killed responding to the shooting.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and with the entire Colorado Springs community as they heal from the terror of yesterday. But we owe the victims and their families more than just our words.

"Congress has a moral responsibility to act to stop gun violence from shattering the peace in our communities, schools, health centers, and homes. In offering our sincerest condolences to the victims and survivors of this terrible tragedy, we must also strive to ensure that not one more family is forced to suffer the senselessness of preventable gun violence."

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