{"id":1984069,"date":"2023-07-27T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-freshman-invites-all-of-congress-to-visit-parkland-shooting-site-before-demolition\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T12:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T16:22:21","slug":"democratic-freshman-invites-all-of-congress-to-visit-parkland-shooting-site-before-demolition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-freshman-invites-all-of-congress-to-visit-parkland-shooting-site-before-demolition\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman Democrat invites Congress to visit Parkland shooting site prior to demolition."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-freshman-invites-all-of-congress-to-visit-parkland-shooting-site-before-demolition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1984069&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>All Members of Congress\u2063 Invited to Visit Parkland School Shooting Site<\/h2>\n<p>All \u200bmembers\u2064 of Congress will have the unique opportunity to \u2062visit the site of the tragic Parkland school shooting before the building is demolished next \u2063month. \u2064This bipartisan effort, \u200cled by freshman Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL),\u2063 aims to \u200dshed light on the devastating impact of school shootings and\u2063 foster discussions on improving\u200b school \u2062safety.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter \u200csent to every member in both the \u200dHouse and Senate, \u200bRep. Moskowitz extended a heartfelt invitation to attend a tour of\u200d Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the location of the\u200d deadliest \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">high school<\/a> shooting in \u200dU.S. history. Following the tour,\u200b lawmakers will \u200dhave the chance to engage in a roundtable discussion with families of the victims and survivors, delving into \u2062the pressing issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">school safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Witnessing the Impact Firsthand<\/h3>\n<p>The tour, \u2062scheduled for\u2062 August 4th, will \u200dinclude a visit \u2063to the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas \u200bHigh School. This\u2062 will provide an up-close look at how a school shooting can profoundly affect families and communities. Rep. Moskowitz, who himself attended Stoneman, \u200bemphasized the importance of \u2064this\u200d experience,\u200d stating, &#8220;Members will have the opportunity to meet \u2063with\u200b survivors and parents to discuss the challenges children face \u200cat school\u200b and to help find ways to mitigate these \u200cpresent dangers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Officials have\u200c already \u200dorganized several walk-throughs of the high school in recent weeks, allowing\u200b individuals to witness the aftermath of the tragedy. The building remains largely untouched, with bloodstains still\u2064 visible on the floors and bullet holes piercing the walls and doors.<\/p>\n<p>Before its demolition, the building served as crucial evidence in the murder trial of Nikolas Cruz, who pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder. Prosecutors aimed to \u200bdemonstrate the \u2064calculated nature of the shooter&#8217;s actions by presenting surveillance footage of\u2063 the\u2062 shooting,\u200c which claimed\u2064 the lives of 17 individuals \u200dand\u200c injured 17 others.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a judge ruled\u200b earlier this month that the 2018 shooting could be reenacted twice as\u200b part of a separate lawsuit against the former sheriff&#8217;s deputy, who has \u2062been sued for alleged negligence.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative not only provides an opportunity for \u200clawmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-organizes-coalition-of-90-sheriffs-to-fight-impact-of-border-crisis-across-us\/\" title=\"DeSantis forms 90-sheriff coalition to combat border crisis nationwide.\">gain firsthand insight<\/a> into the impact of school shootings but also encourages meaningful discussions on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-freshman-invites-all-of-congress-to-visit-parkland-shooting-site-before-demolition\/\" title=\"Freshman Democrat invites Congress to visit Parkland shooting site prior to demolition.\">enhance school safety measures<\/a>. By coming together in a bipartisan manner, Congress can work towards preventing future\u2064 tragedies and ensuring the well-being of students across the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freshman Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) has organized a bipartisan effort allowing all members of Congress to visit the Parkland school shooting site before its demolition next month. In a letter sent to every House and Senate member, the Florida Democrat extended the invitation, emphasizing the importance of this visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1984070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1984069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1984069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1984069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1984069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1984069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}