[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2495-S2496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 442--CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN BRUSSELS AND 
  HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE UNITED STATES CITIZENS MURDERED IN THOSE 
    ATTACKS, AND OFFERING THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR ALL THE VICTIMS, 
 CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES, RESOLVE TO SUPPORT THE BELGIAN PEOPLE, 
  AND THE PLEDGE TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE 
    COUNTRY OF BELGIUM AND ALL OUR ALLIES IN THE FACE OF CONTINUING 
                TERRORIST ATTACKS ON FREEDOM AND LIBERTY

  Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 442

       Whereas, on March 22, 2016, three suicide bombers and their 
     accomplices conducted three coordinated terrorist attacks 
     across the city of Brussels, Belgium, killing at least 32 
     civilians and wounding over 340 innocent men, women, and 
     children;
       Whereas these terrorist attacks were conducted in order to 
     maximize casualties, the 7:58 a.m. explosions targeted the 
     Brussels-Zaventem Airport morning rush and the 9:10 a.m. 
     metro attack targeted those commuting to and from the 
     Maelbeek metro station, which is near the United States 
     Embassy and the European Union headquarters buildings;
       Whereas evidence suggests that these attacks explicitly 
     targeted United States interests by placing explosive devices 
     in front of the American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines 
     check-in counters;
       Whereas the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has 
     claimed responsibility for these attacks, which marks the 
     second time in just over four months that ISIS has used 
     suicide bombers to attack innocent civilians in a Western 
     European capital;
       Whereas the world still grieves for those innocent lives 
     lost and injured in Paris, the 129 murdered civilians and the 
     350 injured men, women, and children;
       Whereas Charles Michel, the Prime Minister of Belgium, has 
     responded to these horrors by calling for solidarity: 
     ``[W]hat we feared has happened. Our country and citizens 
     have been hit by a terrorist attack, in a violent and 
     cowardly way . . . To those who have chosen to be the 
     barbaric enemies of liberty, of democracy, of fundamental 
     values, I want to say with the greatest strength that we will 
     remain assembled and united.'';
       Whereas President Barack Obama has called these attacks 
     ``yet another reminder that the world must unite; we must be 
     together, regardless of nationality or race or faith, in 
     fighting against the scourge of terrorism'';
       Whereas Justin and Stephanie Shults, an American married 
     couple, were murdered at the airport, where they had just 
     taken Stephanie's mother for her flight back to the United 
     States after visiting the Shults' home in Belgium;
       Whereas Justin and Stephanie Shults met at Vanderbilt 
     University in Nashville, Tennessee, close to both where 
     Justin grew up in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and Stephanie grew up 
     in Lexington, Kentucky;
       Whereas Justin and Stephanie lived in Brussels and worked 
     for CLARCOR and Mars,

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     respectively, both United States corporations;
       Whereas Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Dutch siblings who 
     called New York home, were murdered at the airport while 
     speaking on the phone with their mother;
       Whereas Mayor Bill de Blasio called Alexander and Sascha 
     ``two of our own'';
       Whereas Gail Minglana Martinez, wife of United States' Air 
     Force Lieutenant Colonel Kato Martinez, was injured in the 
     airport attack with her husband of 21 years and their four 
     children;
       Whereas that blast ultimately claimed the life of Gail 
     Minglana Martinez, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas;
       Whereas the Governments of Belgium, France, and Germany 
     have expanded counterterrorism operations, resulting in the 
     arrest of over twelve suspected terrorists across their 
     countries between March 24 and 25, 2016; and
       Whereas these attacks represent a continued assault on 
     freedom and democracy and an unmitigated evil that plagues 
     the Middle East and the wider world, against which the United 
     States and our allies must stand united in fighting: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the terrorist attacks on March 22, 2016, in 
     Brussels, Belgium that killed 32 people and injured hundreds;
       (2) honors the memories of Justin and Stephanie Shults, 
     Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, and Gail Martinez, who were 
     murdered by the Islamic State in these heinous terrorist 
     attacks;
       (3) expresses its heartfelt condolences and deepest 
     sympathies for the victims of these attacks and their 
     families;
       (4) renews the solidarity of the Government and people of 
     the United States with the people and the leadership of 
     Belgium, as well as those throughout the world who work to 
     eliminate terrorism;
       (5) pledges United States support to Belgium, Europe, and 
     all United States allies in the effort to defeat ISIS and 
     associated groups; and
       (6) reaffirms its commitment to the transatlantic 
     relationship and the shared values of freedom, democracy, and 
     human rights.

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