[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 104 (Thursday, June 4, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2737-S2738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 39--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT 
THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF AMERICANS TO PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE, EXERCISE 
     FREEDOM OF SPEECH, AND PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR REDRESS OF 
 GRIEVANCES MUST BE RESPECTED; THAT VIOLENCE AND LOOTING ARE UNLAWFUL, 
UNACCEPTABLE AND CONTRARY TO THE PURPOSE OF PEACEFUL PROTESTS; AND THAT 
   CONGRESS CONDEMNS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR ORDERING 
 FEDERAL OFFICERS TO USE GAS AND RUBBER BULLETS AGAINST THE AMERICANS 
WHO WERE PEACEABLY PROTESTING IN LAFAYETTE SQUARE IN WASHINGTON, DC ON 
THE NIGHT OF JUNE 1, 2020, THEREBY VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 
                      OF THOSE PEACEFUL PROTESTORS

  Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, 
Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Peters, 
Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, 
Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary:

                            S. Con. Res. 39

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the Sense of Congress that the 
     constitutional rights of Americans to peaceably assemble, 
     exercise freedom of speech, and petition the government for 
     redress of grievances must be respected; that violence and 
     looting are unlawful, unacceptable and contrary to the 
     purpose of peaceful protests; and that Congress condemns the 
     President of the United States for ordering Federal officers 
     to use gas and rubber bullets against the Americans who were 
     peaceably protesting in Lafayette Square in Washington, DC on 
     the night of June 1, 2020, thereby violating the 
     constitutional rights of those peaceful protestors.

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