[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES FOR THE KILLING OF THE BRITISH MEMBER OF 
                         PARLIAMENT (MP) JO COX

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs be discharged from further consideration 
of House Resolution 806, and ask for its immediate consideration in the 
House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Florida?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 806

       Whereas, on June 16, 2016, British Member of Parliament 
     Helen Joanne ``Jo'' Cox while traveling to meet with 
     constituents in Birstall was attacked and sustained fatal 
     injuries in an abhorrent act of terrorism;
       Whereas as a result of these injuries Cox passed away at 
     the age of 41;
       Whereas Cox was a faithful servant who dedicated her life 
     to helping those in need through a lifetime of advocacy and 
     work for humanitarian causes;
       Whereas Cox was a faithful public servant who dedicated her 
     life to serving the British people and expanded protections 
     for some of the world's most vulnerable populations, 
     especially refugees;
       Whereas she was the first in her family to graduate from a 
     university, Pembroke College at Cambridge, where she received 
     a degree in social and political studies;
       Whereas Cox had just been elected in May 2015 for her first 
     term as a Member of the Parliament for Bateley & Spen;
       Whereas when Cox was elected to Parliament she said that 
     she had achieved her ``dream'';
       Whereas at the time of her death, Cox was about to meet 
     with her constituents;
       Whereas President Barack Obama described Cox as ``an 
     effective public servant for her beloved Yorkshire'' and made 
     clear that ``countless women, children and refugees around 
     the world live with more dignity and home because they knew 
     Jo Cox and were touched by her work on their behalf'';
       Whereas British Prime Minister David Cameron described Cox 
     as ``a voice of compassion, whose irrepressible spirit and 
     boundless energy lit up the lives of all who knew her and 
     saved the lives of many she never, ever met'';
       Whereas Cox was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the 
     Davos World Economic Forum in 2009;
       Whereas Cox described herself as a ``mum, proud Yorkshire 
     lass, boat dweller, mountain climber and former aid worker'';
       Whereas Cox truly sought to improve her community through 
     public service;
       Whereas the British Parliament was recalled to pay tribute 
     to Cox and flags were flown at half-staff over the Prime 
     Minister's residence, Number 10 Downing Street;
       Whereas the loss of innocent lives due to political 
     violence in the United Kingdom is a threat to the United 
     States and democratic governments across the world; and
       Whereas Cox leaves behind her husband, Brendan, and two 
     children, Cuillin and Leijla: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns in the strongest terms the killing of Member 
     of Parliament Jo Cox on June 16, 2016;
       (2) condemns in the strongest terms acts of terrorism;
       (3) expresses its deepest sympathies to the Cox family for 
     their loss; and
       (4) stands with the British Parliament and the British 
     people during this profound moment of sadness.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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