Two Sandy Hook parents — Mark Barden, father of Daniel Barden, and Nicole Hockley, mother of Dylan Hockley — today gave a statement about conspiracy theorist Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA, being named to the House Education and Labor Committee:
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2/ “Having a Sandy Hook and Parkland denier on the House Education and Labor Committee is an attack on any and every family whose loved ones were murdered in mass shootings that have now become fodder for hoaxers...
3/ “... We’re grateful for people like Rep. Jahana Hayes who understand that hateful conspiracy theories and suggestions that our childrens' violent deaths never happened have no place in our society, much less the United States Congress.”
4/ Mark Barden on @TheLeadCNN:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2013/06/13/lead-father-of-newtown-victim-mark-barden.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2013/06/13/lead-father-of-newtown-victim-mark-barden.cnn
5/ Nicole Hockley on @TheLeadCNN https://www.google.com/amp/s/thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/13/newtown-mom-reflects/amp/
6/ Parkland parents have made similar comments about Greene. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/01/22/us/parkland-shooting-marjorie-taylor-greene/index.html
Hi @markbardenSHP and @NicoleHockley — I still think about Daniel and Dylan all the time. Hope you’re hanging in there.