HouseResol

H. Res. 505
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
June 9, 2009.

Whereas Dr. George Tiller was murdered in Wichita, Kansas, on
May 31, 2009;

Whereas Dr. Tiller is mourned by his family, friends, congregation,
community, and colleagues;

Whereas Dr. Tiller, 67, was killed in his place of worship, a place
intended for peace and refuge that in a moment became a place
for violence and murder;

Whereas places of worship should be sanctuaries, but have
increasingly borne witness to reprehensible acts of violence, with
38 people in the United States killed in their place of worship in the
past 10 years and 30 people wounded in those same incidents;

Whereas these acts of violence include the murder of an Illinois
pastor at the pulpit in March 2009, the murder of an Ohio minister
in November 2008, the murder of an usher and a guest during a
children's play in a Tennessee church in July 2008, the murder of
four family members in a church in Louisiana in May 2006, and the
shooting of a worshipper outside a synagogue in Florida in
October 2005; and

Whereas violence is deplorable, and never an acceptable avenue
for expressing opposing viewpoints: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

          (1) offers its condolences to Dr. Tiller's family; and

          (2) commits to the American principle that tolerance must
always be superior to intolerance, and that violence is never an
appropriate response to a difference in beliefs.

  Resolution Passed
              423 - 0
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Resolution Sponsor
Rep Slaughter, Louise M. [NY-28]

     Co-Sponsors (87)
Rep Ackerman, Gary [NY-5]
Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24]
Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3]
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2]
Rep Boyd, Allen [FL-2]
Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1]
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1]
Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23]
Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11]
Rep Chandler, Ben [KY-6]
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11]
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9]
Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7]
Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53]
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4]
Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1]
Rep Delahunt, Bill [MA-10]
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3]
Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25]
Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17]
Rep Edwards, Donna [MD-4]
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14]
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17]
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4]
Rep Fudge, Marcia L. [OH-11]
Rep Gonzalez, Charles [TX-20]
Rep Green, Gene [TX-29]
Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17]
Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36]
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23]
Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] -
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22]
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2]
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12]
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15]
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2]
Rep Johnson, Eddie B. [TX-30]
Rep Johnson, Henry C.Jr. [GA-4]
Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8]
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1]
Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5]
Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1]
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10]
Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2]
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] -
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9]
Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12]
Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16]
Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18]
Rep Maffei, Daniel B. [NY-25]
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14]
Rep Massa, Eric J. J. [NY-29]
Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] -
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] -
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] -
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3]
Rep Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17]
Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13]
Rep Miller, George [CA-7]
Rep Murphy, Christopher [CT-5]
Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8]
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38]
Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2]
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC]
Rep Perlmutter, Ed [CO-7]
Rep Pingree, Chellie [ME-1]
Rep Price, David E. [NC-4]
Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9]
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9]
Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29]
Rep Scott, Robert "Bobby" [VA-3]
Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13]
Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-12]
Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13]
Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2]
Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1]
Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6]
Rep Titus, Dina [NV-3]
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10]
Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-5]
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8]
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33]
Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30]
Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9]
Rep Welch, Peter [VT]
Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19]
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6]

Congressional Resolution honoring abortionist George Tiller

Resolved, That
the House of
Representatives --
(1) offers its
condolences to Dr.
Tiller's family ...