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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 212 

Condemning the attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church 

in Charleston, South Carolina, and expressing encouragement and prayers for all affected by this evil assault. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2015 

Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. 

BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. 

CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. 

COATS, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, 

Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, 

Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, 

Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, 

Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. 

LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. 

MCCASKILL, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. 

NELSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 

REED, Mr. REID, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, 

Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, 

Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. 

TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and 

Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

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ing encouragement and prayers for all affected by this 

evil assault. 

Whereas on June 17, 2015, a horrific mass shooting took 

place during a Bible study class at ‘‘Mother Emanuel’’, 

the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 

Charleston, South Carolina, where 9 innocent lives were 

ended in bloodshed; 

Whereas the people of the United States mourn the loss to 

the community and to our Nation of the individuals 

taken that night: State Senator Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 

Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Rev. Daniel Simmons 

Sr., Rev. Sharonda Singleton, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, Tywanza Sanders, and Myra Thompson; and 

Whereas the church, community, and State have come together to offer support, faith, and prayers for those lost 

and for those who will work to soothe this terrible wound 

and overcome the hatred and racism that led to this attack: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns the attack of June 17, 2015, on 

3 Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 

4 Charleston, South Carolina and the hate and racist 

5 bigotry that motivated it; 

6 (2) offers condolences to the families and loved 

7 ones of those killed and to the staff and congrega8 tion of Mother Emanuel; and 


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1 (3) supports community efforts towards healing 

2 from this terrible crime and nationwide efforts to 

3 overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence. 

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