[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 102 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3559-S3560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 193--COMMENDING THE BRAVERY OF THE UNITED STATES 
CAPITOL POLICE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, AND ALL 
 FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PROTECTED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THEIR STAFF, AND 
OTHERS DURING THE SHOOTING ON JUNE 14, 2017, AT EUGENE SIMPSON STADIUM 
        PARK IN THE DEL RAY NEIGHBORHOOD OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

  Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cochran, 
Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Duckworth, 
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
Flake, Mr. Franken, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, 
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, 
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Strange, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the following resolution; 
which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 193

       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the heroism of United States Capitol Police 
     Special Agents David Bailey and Crystal Griner, both of whom 
     sustained injuries, and Henry Cabrera, after responding to, 
     containing, and ultimately ending the threat to Members of 
     Congress, their staff, and others during the shooting at 
     Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia, on the 
     morning of June 14, 2017;
       (2) recognizes the Police Department, the Office of the 
     Sheriff, and the Fire Department of Alexandria, Virginia, who 
     reported to the scene without hesitation, and the first 
     responders who treated the wounded;
       (3) recognizes the additional victims who survived the 
     shooting and supports their continued recovery from physical 
     and psychological wounds, including--
       (A) Steve Scalise, the Majority Whip of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (B) Zachary Barth, a staffer for Representative Roger 
     Williams; and
       (C) Matthew Mika, a former legislative staffer;
       (4) offers sympathy and support to the families and friends 
     of the survivors;

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       (5) recognizes that threats to Members of Congress also 
     operate to threaten the foundations of our representative 
     democracy; and
       (6) recognizes the United States Capitol Police--
       (A) who protect Members of Congress and employees, 
     visitors, and facilities of Congress; and
       (B) whose professionalism, vigilance, and self-sacrifice is 
     a daily example of the steadfast patriotism that civil 
     servants should strive for in service to one another and to 
     the United States.

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