[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3261]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 231--CONDEMNING THE HORRIFIC ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACK ON 
THE CHABAD OF POWAY SYNAGOGUE NEAR SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ON APRIL 27, 
                                  2019

  Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 231

       Whereas on April 27, 2019, a 19-year-old armed with an 
     assault rifle attacked the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San 
     Diego, California, while congregants were celebrating the 
     last day of the Passover holiday;
       Whereas the gunman wounded Almog Peretz, Noya Dahan, and 
     Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein;
       Whereas Lori Gilbert Kaye, a founding member of the 
     congregation, was killed while bravely saving the life of 
     Rabbi Goldstein;
       Whereas, in describing the attack, Rabbi Goldstein said--
       (1) ``. . . Lori took the bullet for all of us. She died to 
     protect all of us''; and
       (2) ``This is Lori. This is her legacy, and her legacy will 
     continue. It could have been so much worse.'';
       Whereas Oscar Stewart, a veteran of the Army, and Jonathan 
     Morales, a border patrol agent, bravely fought back, running 
     toward the perpetrator of the attack;
       Whereas law enforcement and first responders, including the 
     San Diego Sheriff's Department, acted quickly and 
     professionally to respond to the attack and care for the 
     victims;
       Whereas the perpetrator of the attack, who expressed White 
     supremacist and White nationalist sentiments, entered the 
     synagogue shouting anti-Semitic slurs;
       Whereas the attack occurred 6 months to the day after the 
     attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, 
     Pennsylvania, which killed 11 innocent people and injured 6 
     others, including 4 law enforcement officers;
       Whereas anti-Semitism is an age-old form of prejudice, 
     discrimination, persecution, and marginalization of Jewish 
     people that runs counter to the values of the United States;
       Whereas, according to an annual audit conducted by the 
     Anti-Defamation League, in 2018--
       (1) anti-Semitic incidents remained at near-historic levels 
     in the United States; and
       (2) the number of anti-Semitic incidents with known 
     connections to extremists or inspired by extremist ideology 
     reached the highest levels since 2004;
       Whereas, in a manifesto attributed to the perpetrator of 
     the attack, the perpetrator of the attack claimed 
     responsibility for the burning of a mosque in Escondido, 
     California, and demonstrated anti-Muslim bias;
       Whereas growing White supremacy and White nationalism is--
       (1) a threat to the security of the United States; and
       (2) antithetical to the American values of dignity and 
     respect of all people, including Jewish, Muslim, Black, 
     Latino, Asian American, immigrant, and LGBTQ peoples; and
       Whereas hate has no place in the United States and there is 
     a duty to condemn all forms of hatred: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad 
     of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 
     2019, which killed 1 individual and injured 3 others;
       (2) honors the memory of Lori Gilbert Kaye, who was killed 
     in the attack;
       (3) expresses hope for a full and speedy recovery for the 
     individuals injured in the attack;
       (4) offers heartfelt condolences to--
       (A) the Chabad of Poway congregation;
       (B) the San Diego area Jewish community; and
       (C) the friends and family of those individuals affected by 
     the tragedy;
       (5) recognizes the dedicated service of the law enforcement 
     emergency response officials and medical professionals who 
     responded to the attack and cared for the victims; and
       (6) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to 
     condemn--
       (A) anti-Semitism;
       (B) White supremacy;
       (C) White nationalism; and
       (D) all forms of hatred.

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