The House Will Hear Testimony From a Fourth Grader Who Survived the Uvalde School Shooting
The House Oversight and Reform Committee will hear testimony on Wednesday from a fourth grader who survived a mass shooting just two weeks ago at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers died.
Democrats hope that the stark stories from 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo, who covered herself in her friend’s blood and pretended to be dead, and the families of the victims in Uvalde as well as of the May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., will aid them in making new gun restrictions a reality.
“Our witnesses today have endured pain and loss. Yet they are displaying incredible courage by coming here to ask us to do our jobs. Let us hear their voices. Let us honor their courage. And let us find the same courage to pass commonsense laws to protect our children,” House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said in a statement.
