[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 112 (Friday, July 13, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9225-S9226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PRAISING MUSLIM-AMERICAN PHYSICIANS

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 272, submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 272) praising Muslim-American 
     physicians who condemned recent attempted terrorist acts in 
     the United Kingdom.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to 
the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 272) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 272

       Whereas in early July 2007, acts of terrorism were 
     attempted at Glasgow Airport and in London;
       Whereas early indications suggest that Muslim physicians 
     allegedly were responsible for the attempted acts of 
     terrorism;
       Whereas thousands of Muslim-American physicians living and 
     practicing in the United States are an important and welcome 
     component of American society;
       Whereas Muslim-American physicians, through the Islamic 
     Medical Association of North America, publicly stated that 
     the association ``condemns in the strongest terms the attack 
     on Glasgow Airport, the attempted attack in London; and all 
     attacks by which innocent people are killed or harmed in any 
     manner and all attacks that result in destruction of the 
     property of innocent people''; and
       Whereas the Islamic Medical Association of North America 
     further stated, ``Such attacks, regardless of whether or not 
     they have been perpetrated by physicians, are against the 
     most basic teachings of our religion, Islam, and are contrary 
     to the very basic principles of our profession, regardless of 
     religion or creed. Suicide is also strictly prohibited in 
     Islam.'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the recent attempted attacks in the United 
     Kingdom;

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       (2) commends the Islamic Medical Association of North 
     America for swift, clear, and public denunciation of the 
     attacks;
       (3) encourages Muslim voices in the United States and 
     abroad to continue speaking out against terrorism; and
       (4) condemns bigotry and acts of violence against any 
     American, including Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans.

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