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92_HR0476

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, On September 11,  2001,  the  United  States  of
 3    America  was  subjected to a heinous attack by terrorists who
 4    hijacked four flights departing the east coast of the  United
 5    States headed for destinations in California; and

 6        WHEREAS,  The hijackers crashed two of the airliners into
 7    the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New  York  City,
 8    one  airliner  into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the
 9    fourth airliner crashed outside of Pittsburgh; and

10        WHEREAS, The vicious attacks resulted in the collapse  of
11    the  two  110-story  World  Trade  Center towers causing mass
12    destruction to the entire New York financial district; and

13        WHEREAS, At least 266 passengers, flight attendants,  and
14    pilots of the four hijacked planes perished in the attack and
15    over  5,000  more individuals, including workers, bystanders,
16    and rescuers lost their lives trapped in tons of rubble; and

17        WHEREAS, Thousands of Americans have united  in  response
18    to  this  tragedy  by  volunteering  in the search and rescue
19    effort, by donating blood, clothing, and  other  supplies  to
20    aid the victims, and by offering prayers and thoughts of hope
21    and support; and

22        WHEREAS,  Terrorism is a heinous and cowardly act against
23    all humanity and must  be  eliminated  as  a  threat  to  our
24    democratic  state and to all reaches of the world; therefore,
25    be it

26        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
27    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28    we condemn acts of terrorism in any capacity in any region of
29    the world; and be it further

30        RESOLVED,  That  we provide our full support to President
 
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 1    Bush and Congress in whatever manner they pursue to  identify
 2    and  retaliate  against those responsible for this tragic act
 3    of cowardliness; and be it further

 4        RESOLVED, That suitable  copies  of  this  resolution  be
 5    delivered   to  the  President  of  the  United  States,  the
 6    President pro  tempore  of  the  United  States  Senate,  the
 7    Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to
 8    each member of the Illinois congressional delegation.

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