CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE PULSE ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB, HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK, OFFERING CONDOLENCES TO AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND...; Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 113
(House of Representatives - July 13, 2016)
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CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE PULSE ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB,
HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK, OFFERING CONDOLENCES
TO AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND ALL THOSE
AFFECTED, AND APPLAUDING THE DEDICATION AND BRAVERY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIALS IN RESPONDING TO THE
ATTACK
Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee
on Oversight and Government
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Reform, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland
Security be discharged from further consideration of House Resolution
827, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Utah?
There was no objection.
The text of the resolution is as follows:
H. Res. 827
Whereas, in the early hours of Sunday, June 12, 2016, a 29-
year-old man from Ft. Pierce, Florida, killed 49 and wounded
53 innocent people in a horrific terrorist attack on Pulse
Orlando, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender nightclub,
during Latin night;
Whereas the gunman, who was investigated in 2013-2014 by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (in this preamble
referred to as the ``FBI'') for possible connections to
terrorism, pledged his allegiance to the leader of the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (in this preamble
referred to as ``ISIL'');
Whereas President Barack Obama called the attack an act of
both terror and hate as well as an attack on all of the
people of the United States and the fundamental values of
equality and dignity;
Whereas the attack is the deadliest mass shooting in the
modern history of the United States and the worst terrorist
attack on United States soil since September 11, 2001;
Whereas the law enforcement professionals of the city of
Orlando and Orange County, Florida, the Florida Department of
Law Enforcement, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives, and other emergency and health care
professionals responded to the attack bravely and admirably
and in a coordinated manner, saving many lives;
Whereas following the attack hundreds of people stood in
long lines to donate blood for those injured in the attack,
and the people of Orlando, the State of Florida, and the
United States expressed overwhelming support for the victims
and their families regardless of race, ethnicity, religion,
sex, or sexual orientation; and
Whereas the threat of terrorist attacks against the United
States and the people of the United States persists,
including the threat posed by homegrown terrorists inspired
by foreign terrorist organizations like ISIL: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) condemns the horrific terrorist attack on the Pulse
Orlando nightclub on June 12, 2016, in which 49 innocent
people were killed and 53 injured;
(2) honors the memory of the victims killed in the attack
and offers heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies for
their families, loved ones, and friends;
(3) expresses hope for a full and speedy recovery by and
pledges continued support for those injured in the attack;
(4) applauds the dedication and bravery of local, State,
and Federal law enforcement and counterterrorism officials
for their efforts to respond to the attack and secure
communities;
(5) stands together with all people of the United States,
regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or sexual
orientation, in the face of terror and hate; and
(6) reaffirms the commitment of the United States and its
allies to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and
other terrorist groups at home and abroad and to address the
threat posed by homegrown terrorism.
The resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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