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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Sen. John McCain is a true American hero who has | ||||||
| 3 | dedicated his life to public service, serving in the United | ||||||
| 4 | States Navy as an aviator from 1958 to 1981, as Congressman of | ||||||
| 5 | Arizona's 1st District from 1983 to 1987, and in the U.S. | ||||||
| 6 | Senate since 1987; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War, Sen. McCain was seriously | ||||||
| 8 | injured and captured and held as a prisoner of war for six | ||||||
| 9 | years, where he was tortured and sustained injuries resulting | ||||||
| 10 | in lifelong physical disabilities; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Sen. McCain was diagnosed with an aggressive form | ||||||
| 12 | of brain cancer in 2017 and has been receiving treatment at | ||||||
| 13 | home in Arizona; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, On May 10, 2018, Special Assistant of the White | ||||||
| 15 | House Communications Office, Kelly Riddell Sadler, mocked Sen. | ||||||
| 16 | John McCain's diagnosis of brain cancer; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Kelly Riddell Sadler dismissed Sen. McCain's | ||||||
| 18 | opinion on President Trump's nominee for CIA director, stating | ||||||
| 19 | "[His opinion] doesn't matter. He's dying anyway"; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Common human decency calls for reverence and | ||||||
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| 1 | respect for members of the armed forces, seniors, and | ||||||
| 2 | individuals with serious health concerns; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Several Senate Republicans have called for an | ||||||
| 4 | apology from the Trump administration, including Sen. Lindsey | ||||||
| 5 | Graham, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. John Kennedy, and Sen. Dan | ||||||
| 6 | Sullivan; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, The Trump administration has refused to | ||||||
| 8 | acknowledge or apologize for the degrading remarks made by its | ||||||
| 9 | Special Assistant; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 11 | Representatives condemn recent disrespectful comments made by | ||||||
| 12 | White House Communications Office Special Assistant, Kelly | ||||||
| 13 | Riddell Sadler concerning Sen. John McCain; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, It is in the poorest of taste for an employee of | ||||||
| 15 | the highest office in the country to disrespect and disparage | ||||||
| 16 | disabled veterans of the armed forces; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 18 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | strongly urge the President of the United States to issue a | ||||||
| 20 | formal apology to Sen. John McCain and to remove Special | ||||||
| 21 | Assistant Kelly Riddell Sadler from her position within the | ||||||
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| 1 | White House communications office and from any other government | ||||||
| 2 | related duties; and be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to President Trump, his Chief of Staff, John F. | ||||||
| 5 | Kelly, and Kelly Riddell Sadler as a symbol of our disapproval | ||||||
| 6 | of any disrespect toward veterans or the armed forces, | ||||||
| 7 | especially, the vile, shameful comments made by Kelly Riddell | ||||||
| 8 | Sadler.
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