H. Res. 32 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 12, 2011. 
Whereas on January 8, 2011, an armed gunman opened fire 
at a ‘‘Congress on your Corner’’ event hosted by Rep-
resentative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, killing 
6 and wounding at least 14 others; 
Whereas Christina Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, John Roll, 
Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabriel Zimmer-
man 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 coun-
cil 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 shoot-
ing; 
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, and was
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a devoted husband to his wife Maureen, father to his 3 
sons, and grandfather to his 5 grandchildren; 
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 long-
time 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 Com-
munity Outreach to Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 
and was a social worker before serving with Representa-
tive Giffords; 
Whereas Representative Gabrielle Giffords was a target of 
this attack, and remains in critical condition at an Ari-
zona hospital; 
Whereas 13 others were also wounded in the shooting, includ-
ing Ron Barber and Pamela Simon, both staffers to Rep-
resentative Giffords; and 
Whereas several individuals, including Patricia Maisch, Army 
Col. Bill Badger (Retired), who was also wounded in the 
shooting, Roger Sulzgeber, Joseph Zimudio, and Daniel 
Hernandez, Jr., 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 House of Representatives—
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(1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the 
horrific attack which occurred at the ‘‘Congress on your 
Corner’’ event hosted by Representative Gabrielle Gif-
fords 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 Zimmerman; 
(5) applauds the bravery and quick thinking exhib-
ited 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 de-
mocracy and representative government, which is memo-
rialized 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,
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2011, of ‘‘the right of the people peaceably to assemble, 
and to petition the Government for a redress of griev-
ances’’; 
(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 Representa-
tive Gabrielle Giffords, a distinguished member of this 
House, as she courageously fights to recover; and 
(10) when adjourning today, shall do so out of re-
spect to the victims of this attack. 
Attest: 
Clerk.