[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5762-S5763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 610--URGING THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE 
      SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Menendez) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs:

                              S. Res. 610

       Whereas tens of thousands of pages of documents relating to 
     the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United 
     States remain classified by the Federal Government;
       Whereas the Federal Government may properly classify and 
     control access to information in order to protect sources and 
     methods of collecting critical information in defense of the 
     country and the people of the United States;
       Whereas the contents of these documents are necessary for a 
     full public understanding of the events and circumstances 
     surrounding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
       Whereas the decision to maintain the classified status of 
     many of these documents prevents the people of the United 
     States from having access to information about the September 
     11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including the involvement of 
     certain foreign governments in the attacks; and
       Whereas the people of the United States and the families of 
     the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
     deserve full and public disclosure of the events surrounding 
     the attacks: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) documents related to the events of September 11, 2001, 
     should be declassified to the greatest extent possible; and
       (2) the survivors, the families of the victims, and the 
     people of the United States deserve answers about the events 
     and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001, 
     terrorist attacks upon the United States.

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    SENATE RESOLUTION 611--OPPOSING THE TARGETED HARASSMENT OF U.S. 
    IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND 
   REAFFIRMING THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES 
               SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION

  Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Perdue) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs:

                              S. Res. 611

       Whereas Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a candidate for Congress 
     from New York, welcomed the support of Occupy ICE LA, a group 
     that called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (in this 
     preamble referred to as ``ICE'') a ``genocidal ethnic 
     cleansing machine'' and ``the Gestapo'', and posted photos of 
     ICE employees on the internet, encouraging activists to 
     ``[k]now their faces, never allow them to feel safe'';
       Whereas Cynthia Nixon, a candidate Governor of New York, 
     stated that ICE ``is a terrorist organization'';
       Whereas a mob of leftwing activists recently surrounded an 
     ICE office in southwest Portland, Oregon, trapping ICE 
     employees inside the building;
       Whereas ICE employees were subjected to doxxing and violent 
     threats after their social media profiles, phone numbers, and 
     home addresses were posted on the internet by leftwing 
     activists;
       Whereas an ICE officer was reportedly followed and 
     ``confronted when he went to pick up his daughter from summer 
     camp'', and another ``had his name and photo plastered on 
     flyers outside his home accusing him of being part of the 
     `Gestapo','' according to the Wall Street Journal;
       Whereas the Mayor of Portland, Oregon, Ted Wheeler, barred 
     the Portland Police Bureau from coming to the aid of ICE 
     employees, stating, ``I do not want the @PortlandPolice to be 
     engaged or sucked into a conflict, particularly from a 
     Federal agency that I believe is on the wrong track . . . If 
     they are looking for a bailout from this mayor, they are 
     looking in the wrong place.'';
       Whereas the ICE office in southwest Portland was shut down 
     for days due to threats and occupation;
       Whereas leftwing activists have similarly harassed and 
     threatened ICE employees and targeted ICE offices for closure 
     around the country;
       Whereas the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     Council's representative stated in a letter to Mayor Ted 
     Wheeler that ``[y]our current policy forbidding Portland law 
     enforcement agencies from assisting employees of the 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency who request law 
     enforcement assistance while at or away from work'' leaves 
     ``them vulnerable to violence, harassment and even death . . 
     . Your policy has created a zone of terror and lawlessness. 
     We ask that you end your policy of not responding to calls 
     for police services from ICE employees immediately. Our 
     membership has been the subjected to threats of physical 
     violence and harassment since you announced your policy.''; 
     and
       Whereas the President of the Portland Police Association, 
     Daryl Turner, stated, ``There is no place for personal, 
     political bias when it comes to providing public safety 
     services to our communities. In that respect, our Mayor, who 
     is also our Police Commissioner, has failed miserably.'': 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses solidarity with the men and women of U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement who bring human 
     traffickers, drug traffickers, gang members, and violent 
     criminals to justice;
       (2) condemns the doxxing and targeted harassment of all 
     officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement and the violent threats they continue to endure 
     from leftwing activists; and
       (3) calls on the Mayor of Portland, Oregon, Ted Wheeler, to 
     immediately resign so that a leader committed to protecting 
     all law-abiding citizens and public servants from harm can 
     assume the duties of Mayor of Portland.

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