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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY RANTS, ALONS, ARNOLD, ATTEBERRY, BAUDLER, BELL,
1 3 BOAL, BODDICKER, BOGGESS, BRADLEY, BRAUNS, BROERS,
1 4 BRUNKHORST, BUKTA, CARROLL, CHIODO, COHOON, CONNORS,
1 5 CORMACK, DE BOEF, DIX, DOLECHECK, DOTZLER, DRAKE,
1 6 EDDIE, EICHHORN, ELGIN, FALCK, FINCH, FOEGE,
1 7 FORD, FREVERT, GARMAN, GIPP, GREIMANN, GRUNDBERG,
1 8 HAHN, HANSEN, HATCH, HEATON, HOFFMAN, HORBACH,
1 9 HOVERSTEN, HUSEMAN, HUSER, JACOBS, JENKINS, JOCHUM,
1 10 JOHNSON, JONES, KETTERING, KLEMME, KREIMAN, KUHN,
1 11 LARKIN, LARSON, LENSING, MANTERNACH, MASCHER, MAY,
1 12 MERTZ, METCALF, MILLAGE, MURPHY, MYERS, O'BRIEN,
1 13 OSTERHAUS, PETERSEN, QUIRK, RAECKER, RAYHONS, REKOW,
1 14 REYNOLDS, RICHARDSON, ROBERTS, SCHERRMAN, SCHRADER,
1 15 SENG, SHEY, SHOULTZ, SIEGRIST, SIEVERS, SMITH,
1 16 STEVENS, SUKUP, D. TAYLOR, T. TAYLOR, TEIG, TREMMEL,
1 17 TYMESON, TYRRELL, VAN ENGELENHOVEN, VAN FOSSEN,
1 18 WARNSTADT, WEIDMAN, WILDERDYKE, WINCKLER, WISE,
1 19 and WITT
1 20 A House Resolution decrying the outrageous terrorist
1 21 attacks launched against the United States on
1 22 Tuesday, September 11, 2001, expressing sympathy
1 23 to the families and friends of those killed or
1 24 injured, and urging the President of the United
1 25 States and other federal officials to deal
1 26 swiftly with those who threaten our freedom.
1 27 WHEREAS, the United States of America stands as the
1 28 nation most respected throughout the world for its
1 29 freedom and its defense of freedom; and
1 30 WHEREAS, tens of thousands of men and women have
2 1 fought and died to secure, maintain, and guarantee
2 2 this freedom, and have utilized this freedom to build
2 3 the most powerful and most successful nation on earth;
2 4 and
2 5 WHEREAS, on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, enemies of
2 6 the United States encroached upon the sacred soils of
2 7 our nation and conducted a series of the most
2 8 inhumane, murderous attacks in the history of the
2 9 world, hijacking and destroying four civilian
2 10 aircraft, crashing two of them into the World Trade
2 11 Center Towers in New York City, a third into the
2 12 Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., and a fourth
2 13 failing to reach its target and crashing in
2 14 Pennsylvania, which monstrous attacks killed and
2 15 injured thousands of innocent people and completely
2 16 demolished the World Trade Center Towers and a portion
2 17 of the Pentagon, symbols of American strength and
2 18 success; and
2 19 WHEREAS, the freedom fought for, secured, and
2 20 maintained over the past 225 years is threatened by
2 21 the attackers, by targeting symbols of America,
2 22 clearly intended to intimidate our nation and weaken
2 23 its resolve; NOW THEREFORE,
2 24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 25 That the House of Representatives expresses its
2 26 deepest, heartfelt sympathy to the families and
2 27 friends of those killed and injured in the terrorist
2 28 attacks of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and the
2 29 recovery efforts following the attacks; and
2 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa House of
3 1 Representatives offers collective condolences and
3 2 unreserved expressions of support to the State of New
3 3 York, New York City, the State of Virginia, and the
3 4 State of Pennsylvania; and
3 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa House of
3 6 Representatives condemns in the strongest possible
3 7 terms the terrorists who contrived and carried out
3 8 those attacks, as well as their sponsors or any person
3 9 or nation which harbors terrorists; and
3 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa House of
3 11 Representatives commends the heroic actions of the
3 12 myriad of rescue workers, volunteers, and officials
3 13 who responded to these tragic events with courage,
3 14 determination, and skill; and
3 15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa House of
3 16 Representatives publicly proclaims that the citizens
3 17 of Iowa will not forget those who have fought and died
3 18 to help secure and maintain our freedom, and further
3 19 publicly decries and condemns those who plot, plan,
3 20 and execute attacks on our freedom, our citizenry, and
3 21 our way of life; and
3 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the thoughts and
3 23 prayers of the members of the House of Representatives
3 24 go out to all those directly affected by the attacks
3 25 and to those participating in the recovery from the
3 26 attacks; and
3 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
3 28 Representatives urges the President of the United
3 29 States and Congress to deal swiftly and judiciously
3 30 with the situation, that freedom might live; and
4 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That official copies of
4 2 this resolution be delivered to President George W.
4 3 Bush, Governor Thomas Vilsack, members of the Iowa
4 4 congressional delegation, the Secretary of the United
4 5 States Senate, the Clerk of the United States House of
4 6 Representatives, the governors of the states of New
4 7 York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and the mayor of New
4 8 York City.
4 9 LSB 5186HH 79
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