[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



               One-Year Anniversary of Georgia Shootings

  Mr. WARNOCK. Mr. President, I rise today to reflect on a dark day in 
Georgia's recent history.
  One year ago today, a hateful act of violence shook Metropolitan 
Atlanta and reverberated across our State, our country, and indeed the 
world. In the span of just a few hours, our sense of safety and 
sanctuary was pierced by bullets of hate and fear. Eight precious 
people lost their lives--eight people who were loved by their families, 
their friends, their children; eight people with their own successes 
and struggles, hopes, and dreams.
  We speak their names: Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, 
Yong Ae Yue, Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie 
Tan, Daoyou Feng.
  My heart aches for these Georgians and their families for whom I am 
sure the wounds are still fresh. They were the victims of 
unconscionable, senseless hate.
  As a pastor, I believe in the sacred worth of every human being--that 
we are a strange admixture of dust and divinity, of sod and sky, of 
beauty and possibility.
  So I will ask now for all of my colleagues and everyone who can to 
join me in taking a moment of silence to remember these eight Georgians 
and to pray, each in our own way, for their families.
  (Moment of silence.)
  Thank you.