Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Memorializing The Fourth Anniversary Of The Buffalo Shooting At Tops Supermarket

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor memorializing the fourth anniversary of the racist mass shooting at Tops Supermarket in Buffalo. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Before I close today, I want to say that my heart is with Buffalo as we mark four years since the horrific, racist mass shooting that took place at a Tops Supermarket in 2022. In an instant, 10 beautiful, innocent lives were cut short and three were wounded.

They were grandparents, and sons, and daughters, mothers, fathers, and friends - people who deeply loved their community and whose absence we feel every single day.

But in the face of hatred and tragedy, Buffalo lived up to its reputation as the City of Good Neighbors.

The families of the victims and the whole community pushed Congress to come together in a way it hadn't for decades, beating back the dark forces of the NRA and passing the first major gun-safety bill in more than a quarter century.

I worked hand in hand with the families of those we lost in Buffalo to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and their work has undoubtedly saved many lives.

We owe it to the victims to not just remember their names but to build a future where no community has to endure the kind [of tragedy] that Buffalo did back then in 2022.

So may God bless the families and all of Buffalo as we remember those we lost four years ago today.

Ruth Whitfield.

Roberta Drury.

Aaron Salter Jr.

Heyward Patterson.

Pearl Young.

Geraldine Talley.

Celestine Chaney.

"Kat" Massey.

Margus Morrison.

Andre Mackneil.

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