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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 340 

Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the tragic act 

of violence at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 21, 2009 

Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BISHOP of New 

York, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, 

Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of New York, 

Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

KILDEE, Ms. KILROY, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE

of California, Mr. LEE of New York, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MAFFEI, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. MASSA, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCHUGH, 

Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 

PIERLUISI, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ROTHMAN

of New Jersey, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 

Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. WATSON, Mr. 

WEINER, and Mr. WELCH) submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends 

of the tragic act of violence at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York. 

Whereas on Friday April 3, 2009, the Nation experienced an 

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ican Civic Association in Binghamton, New York, and 

murdered 13 and wounded 4 innocent people; 

Whereas the shooting resulted in the tragic loss of Lan Ho, 

Parveen Nln Ali, Li Guo, Dolores Yigal, Hong Xiu Mao, 

Marc Henry Bernard, Maria Sonia Bernard, Maria 

Zobniw, Jiang Ling, Hai Hong Zhong, Roberta King, 

Layla Khalil, and Almir O. Alves; 

Whereas the attacker wounded Long Huyng, Shirley 

DeLucia, Sumi Lee, and Liqiao Chen; 

Whereas this act of violence created numerous secondary victims, including over 40 people who were in the building 

at the time, as well as friends and family of the deceased 

who are struggling to cope with the impact of this tragic 

act; 

Whereas many of the victims of this assault were residents 

of Binghamton, New York, in Broome County, New 

York, a close-knit, diverse community with a long history 

of welcoming people from all backgrounds, nationalities, 

and religions, as well as immigrants and visitors from 

abroad; 

Whereas the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New 

York, has proudly served the community since 1935, assisting immigrants and refugees with counseling, resettlement, citizenship, family reunification, language skills, 

and other critical services that have played a vital role in 

the effort to secure the dreams of immigrants seeking 

legal citizenship; 

Whereas the law enforcement agencies led by the City of 

Binghamton Police Department, with support from the 

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State Police, and neighboring municipalities responded 

quickly, professionally, and heroically to the crime scene; 

Whereas swift action by emergency medical responders addressed the needs of the wounded and quickly transported them to hospitals; 

Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United 

States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and others provided swift and invaluable cooperation and resources to assist local efforts and provide additional services to help the community cope with this tragedy; 

Whereas the United States State Department quickly offered, 

and is now providing, assistance with processing visas to 

expedite the travel of victims’ family; and 

Whereas, although the effects of this shooting will be felt for 

years to come, the Binghamton community will overcome 

this tragedy and re-emerge stronger than before and with 

renewed sense of unity, cooperation, and understanding: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the 

3 families and friends of the victims of the April 3, 

4 2009, shooting in Binghamton, New York; 

5 (2) conveys its gratitude to the city, county, 

6 State, and Federal officials and agencies whose 

7 quick and comprehensive response helped save lives 

8 and start the long healing process; and 


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1 (3) honors the American Civic Association for 

2 the services it provides to assist people from across 

3 the world who seek the American dream. 

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