[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 901 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 901

 Calling on and encouraging the White House to issue a public apology.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2018

    Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Cleaver) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Calling on and encouraging the White House to issue a public apology.

Whereas, on May 10, 2018, in response to Senator John McCain's call for fellow 
        senators to oppose the nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the Central 
        Intelligence Agency because she oversaw the agency's use of torture, 
        White House Communications Aide Kelly Sadler was widely reported to have 
        stated, ``It doesn't matter, he's dying anyway.'';
Whereas Senator McCain honorably served in the United States Navy from 1958 to 
        1981;
Whereas during that service, Senator McCain completed combat missions in 
        Vietnam;
Whereas Senator McCain was captured in Vietnam in 1967 and held as a prisoner of 
        war for five and a half years;
Whereas Senator McCain was repeatedly tortured as a prisoner of war in Vietnam;
Whereas Senator McCain has diligently served in Congress since 1983, and 
        continued to serve this Nation in a multitude of ways;
Whereas Senator McCain now has glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer;
Whereas every family deserves dignity and respect in the trying times of a loved 
        one's declining health;
Whereas our religious and social traditions call upon us to apologize for 
        wrongdoing; and
Whereas while this apology should have already taken place, it is never too late 
        to apologize: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls upon the White 
House to issue a public apology to Senator John McCain and his family 
for insensitive comments made by a staffer during this difficult time 
for the McCain family.
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