[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17168]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 621--CONDEMNING THE HORRIFIC ATTACKS IN NEWTOWN, 
CONNECTICUT, AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT AND PRAYERS FOR ALL THOSE IMPACTED 
                            BY THAT TRAGEDY

  Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, 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. Enzi, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, 
Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, 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, 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 considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 621

       Whereas, on December 14, 2012, a mass shooting took place 
     at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut;
       Whereas the people of the United States mourn the 26 
     innocent lives, including those of 20 children, that have 
     been lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School in this 
     unimaginable tragedy;
       Whereas the people of the United States will always 
     remember the victims of the previous mass shootings that have 
     occurred in the United States and stand in solidarity with 
     the survivors; and
       Whereas the quick action of law enforcement officials and 
     other first responders prevented additional losses of life: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the senseless attack at Sandy Hook Elementary 
     School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, December 14, 2012;
       (2) offers condolences to all of the students, teachers, 
     administrators, and faculty of Sandy Hook Elementary School, 
     as well as their families, and recognizes that the healing 
     process will be long and difficult for the entire Newtown 
     community;
       (3) honors the selfless, dedicated service of--
       (A) the teachers, school administrators, school support 
     staff, medical professionals, and others in the greater 
     Newtown community;
       (B) the emergency response teams and law enforcement 
     officials who responded to the attack; and
       (C) the law enforcement officials who continue to 
     investigate the attack; and
       (4) remains committed to working together to help prevent 
     tragedies like this from ever happening again.

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