Full Text of HR1111 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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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