,h4 ,,res4 #gcd  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,september  
#ah1 #bjad  ,,resolution  ,whereas      
,james ,foley and ,steven ,sotloff were 
highly respected journalists whose      
integrity and dedication were a credit  
to their profession2 ,whereas ,james    
,foley and ,steven ,sotloff embodied the
 spirit of our ,nation's ,first         
,amendment liberties1 including the     
freedom of the press2 ,whereas ,james   
,foley and ,steven ,sotloff made        
significant contributions to our ,nation
 through their courageous reporting of  
events in ,libya1 ,syria1 and elsewhere2
 and ,whereas the ,islamic ,state of    
,iraq and the ,levant 7,,isil7 is a     
terrorist organization responsible for  
committing barbaric acts against ,united
 ,states citizens1 religious and ethnic 
minorities1 and those who do not        
subscribe to ,,isil's depraved1 violent1
 and oppressive ideology3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 strongly       

condemns the terrorist acts of ,,isil1  
including the barbaric and deplorable   
murders of ,james ,foley and ,steven    
,sotloff2  7#b7 salutes ,james ,foley   
and ,steven ,sotloff for their          
unwavering and courageous pursuit of    
journalistic excellence under the most  
difficult and dangerous of conditions2  
7#c7 mourns the deaths of ,james ,foley 
and ,steven ,sotloff2 and  7#d7 offers  
condolences to the families1 friends1   
and loved ones of ,james ,foley and     
,steven ,sotloff4  ,clerk4