[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Senate]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 14--HONORING THE VICTIMS AND HEROES OF THE SHOOTING 
                 ON JANUARY 8, 2011 IN TUCSON, ARIZONA

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, 
Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coons, 
Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, 
Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. 
Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, 
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. McCaskill, 
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, 
Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, 
Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. 
Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was ordered held at 
the desk:

                               S. Res. 14

       Whereas on January 8, 2011, a gunman opened fire at a 
     ``Congress on your Corner'' event hosted by Representative 
     Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, killing 6 and wounding 
     13 others;
       Whereas Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, John Roll, 
     Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabriel Matthew 
     Zimmerman lost their lives in this attack;
       Whereas Christina-Taylor Green, the 9-year-old daughter of 
     John and Roxanna Green, was born on September 11, 2001, and 
     was a third grader with an avid interest in government who 
     was recently elected to the student council at Mesa Verde 
     Elementary School;
       Whereas Dorothy Morris, who was 76 years old, attended the 
     January 8 event with George, her husband of over 50 years 
     with whom she had 2 daughters, and who was also critically 
     injured as he tried to shield her from the shooting;
       Whereas John Roll, a Pennsylvania native who was 63 years 
     old, began his professional career as a bailiff in 1972, was 
     appointed to the Federal bench in 1991, and became chief 
     judge for the District of Arizona in 2006, was a devoted 
     husband to his wife Maureen, father to his 3 sons, and 
     grandfather to his 5 grandchildren, and heroically attempted 
     to shield Ron Barber from additional gunfire;
       Whereas Phyllis Schneck, a proud mother of 3, grandmother 
     of 7, and great-grandmother from New Jersey, was spending the 
     winter in Arizona, and was a 79-year-old church volunteer and 
     New York Giants fan;
       Whereas Dorwan Stoddard, a 76-year-old retired construction 
     worker and volunteer at the Mountain Avenue Church of Christ, 
     is credited with shielding his wife Mavy, a longtime friend 
     whom he married while they were in their 60s, who was also 
     injured in the shooting;
       Whereas Gabriel Matthew Zimmerman, who was 30 years old and 
     engaged to be married, served as Director of Community 
     Outreach to Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and was a 
     social worker before serving with Representative Giffords;
       Whereas Representative Gabrielle Giffords was a target of 
     this attack, and was critically injured;
       Whereas 13 others were also wounded in the shooting, 
     including Ron Barber and Pamela Simon, both staffers to 
     Representative Giffords; and
       Whereas several individuals, including Patricia Maisch, 
     Army Col. Bill Badger (Retired), who was also wounded in the 
     shooting, Roger Salzgeber, Joseph Zamudio, Daniel Hernandez, 
     Jr., Anna Ballis, and Dr. Steven Rayle helped apprehend the 
     gunman and assist the injured, thereby risking their lives 
     for the safety of others, and should be commended for their 
     bravery: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific 
     attack which occurred at the ``Congress on your Corner'' 
     event hosted by Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, 
     Arizona, on January 8, 2011;
       (2) offers its heartfelt condolences to the families, 
     friends, and loved ones of those who were killed in that 
     attack;
       (3) expresses its hope for the rapid and complete recovery 
     of those wounded in the shooting;
       (4) honors the memory of Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy 
     Morris, John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and 
     Gabriel Matthew Zimmerman;
       (5) applauds the bravery and quick thinking exhibited by 
     those individuals who prevented the gunman from potentially 
     taking more lives and helped to save those who had been 
     wounded;
       (6) recognizes the service of the first responders who 
     raced to the scene and the health care professionals who 
     tended to the victims once they reached the hospital, whose 
     service and skill saved lives;
       (7) reaffirms the bedrock principle of American democracy 
     and representative government, which is memorialized in the 
     First Amendment of the Constitution and which Representative 
     Gabrielle Giffords herself read in the Hall of the House of 
     Representatives on January 6, 2011, of ``the right of the 
     people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government 
     for a redress of grievances'';
       (8) stands firm in its belief in a democracy in which all 
     can participate and in which intimidation and threats of 
     violence cannot silence the voices of any American;
       (9) honors the service and leadership of Representative 
     Gabrielle Giffords, a distinguished member of the House of 
     Representatives, as she courageously fights to recover; and
       (10) when adjourning today, shall do so out of respect to 
     the victims of this attack.

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