[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 87 (Thursday, May 22, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S3099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM SHOOTING

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, before I begin, I need to mention the 
shooting that occurred last night outside an event at the Capital 
Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, held by the American Jewish Committee. 
From everything we know so far, it is appallingly clear that event 
attendees were deliberately targeted. And two young Embassy employees--
tragically, two employees on the verge of getting engaged and starting 
a life together--were murdered in the attack.
  I am grateful that the suspect is already in custody and for the help 
the Capitol Police provided in responding to the attack, and I know 
that he will be swiftly prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 
But I suspect that is little comfort right now to the many whose sense 
of safety has been shattered and who are worried that they will be 
targeted simply because they are Jewish or Israeli.
  My prayers today are with the families of the deceased, with event 
attendees, with the employees of the Israeli Embassy, and with all the 
members of the Jewish community suffering in the wake of this attack. 
And to the Israeli and Jewish communities here in Washington, DC, know 
that we stand with you.

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