[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 32 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 32

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      January 12, 2011.
Whereas on January 8, 2011, an armed gunman opened fire at a ``Congress on your 
        Corner'' event hosted by Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, 
        Arizona, killing 6 and wounding at least 14 others;
Whereas Christina Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, 
        Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabriel Zimmerman lost their lives in this attack;
Whereas Christina Taylor Green, the 9-year-old daughter of John and Roxanna 
        Green, was born on September 11, 2001, and was a third grader with an 
        avid interest in government who was recently elected to the student 
        council at Mesa Verde Elementary School;
Whereas Dorothy Morris, who was 76 years old, attended the January 8 event with 
        George, her husband of over 50 years with whom she had 2 daughters, and 
        who was also critically injured as he tried to shield her from the 
        shooting;
Whereas John Roll, a Pennsylvania native who was 63 years old, began his 
        professional career as a bailiff in 1972, was appointed to the Federal 
        bench in 1991, and became chief judge for the District of Arizona in 
        2006, and was a devoted husband to his wife Maureen, father to his 3 
        sons, and grandfather to his 5 grandchildren;
Whereas Phyllis Schneck, a proud mother of 3, grandmother of 7, and great-
        grandmother from New Jersey, was spending the winter in Arizona, and was 
        a 79-year-old church volunteer and New York Giants fan;
Whereas Dorwan Stoddard, a 76-year-old retired construction worker and volunteer 
        at the Mountain Avenue Church of Christ, is credited with shielding his 
        wife Mavy, a longtime friend whom he married while they were in their 
        60s, who was also injured in the shooting;
Whereas Gabriel Matthew Zimmerman, who was 30 years old and engaged to be 
        married, served as Director of Community Outreach to Representative 
        Gabrielle Giffords, and was a social worker before serving with 
        Representative Giffords;
Whereas Representative Gabrielle Giffords was a target of this attack, and 
        remains in critical condition at an Arizona hospital;
Whereas 13 others were also wounded in the shooting, including Ron Barber and 
        Pamela Simon, both staffers to Representative Giffords; and
Whereas several individuals, including Patricia Maisch, Army Col. Bill Badger 
        (Retired), who was also wounded in the shooting, Roger Sulzgeber, Joseph 
        Zimudio, and Daniel Hernandez, Jr., helped apprehend the gunman and 
        assist the injured, thereby risking their lives for the safety of 
        others, and should be commended for their bravery: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific attack 
        which occurred at the ``Congress on your Corner'' event hosted by 
        Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 
        2011;
            (2) offers its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and 
        loved ones of those who were killed in that attack;
            (3) expresses its hope for the rapid and complete recovery of those 
        wounded in the shooting;
            (4) honors the memory of Christina Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, 
        John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabriel Zimmerman;
            (5) applauds the bravery and quick thinking exhibited by those 
        individuals who prevented the gunman from potentially taking more lives 
        and helped to save those who had been wounded;
            (6) recognizes the service of the first responders who raced to the 
        scene and the health care professionals who tended to the victims once 
        they reached the hospital, whose service and skill saved lives;
            (7) reaffirms the bedrock principle of American democracy and 
        representative government, which is memorialized in the First Amendment 
        of the Constitution and which Representative Gabrielle Giffords herself 
        read in the Hall of the House of Representatives on January 6, 2011, of 
        ``the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the 
        Government for a redress of grievances'';
            (8) stands firm in its belief in a democracy in which all can 
        participate and in which intimidation and threats of violence cannot 
        silence the voices of any American;
            (9) honors the service and leadership of Representative Gabrielle 
        Giffords, a distinguished member of this House, as she courageously 
        fights to recover; and
            (10) when adjourning today, shall do so out of respect to the 
        victims of this attack.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.