[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 98 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRAGEDY IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I wish to begin by extending my deepest 
condolences and prayers to the families and loved ones of those lost in 
the heinous church shooting in Charleston, SC. Our hearts break for the 
people of Charleston and especially for the congregation of this house 
of God--a place of refuge, a place of peace, a place of love. The 
perpetrator of this hate crime must be found and swiftly brought to 
justice.
  Tragedies like this remind us that we are all interconnected, in our 
hometowns, in our country, across the planet. Whether it is our common 
home of worship or the common home of our planet, we are called every 
day to care for one another, especially those who are most in need.

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