WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – At the invitation of the Governor of Maine, Janet Mills, President Biden and the First Lady will travel to Lewiston, Maine, to comfort the last American city that is still dealing with the aftermath of a shooting of deadly mass.
18 people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded when a lone gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and bar on Oct. 25 in Maine’s second-largest city.
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree represents Maine’s 1st Congressional District.
“Well, we are so grateful to the president and the first lady for coming to visit our state. We are still devastated. People are grieving. The funerals have just started for the 18 people who were lost and their families and their communities are really struggling, trying to put all the pieces together at this time.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president will pay respect to the victims and grieve with the families and community members who are still affected by this year’s deadliest mass shooting.
“Unfortunately, this type of travel by the president has become all too familiar. Too familiar. Too many times, the president and the first lady have traveled to communities completely torn apart by gun violence. As the president told the last week, this is not normal and we cannot accept it as normal”.
Maine is the last state that President Biden had to visit after a mass shooting. Gun violence remains a pervasive problem across the country and the president called this latest mass shooting in Maine “outrageous.” The president in September announced the creation of the federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
Maine Senators Angus King (I) and Susan Collins (R) paid tribute to the victims in speeches on the Senate floor on October 31.
At the White House, I’m Jon Decker.
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