,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,s*weik]t 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ha/+s7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !     
rec5t t]rori/ attacks 9 ,tunis t result$
 9 ! tragic loss ( #ba innoc5t lives4   
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ah1 #bjae1 #e arm$     
t]rori/s raid$ ! ,national ,b>do ,museum
 9 ,tunis1 ,tunisia1 held visitors      
ho/age1 & murd]$ #ai t\ri/s1 includ+    
nationals f ,japan1 ,italy1 ,colombia1  
,spa91 ,au/ralia1 ,pol&1 & ,france1     
along ) #b ,tunisian nationals2 ,:]eas  
at lea/ #dd t\ri/s 7 w\nd$ 9 ! attack & 
#b victims lat] di$ f injuries su/a9$2  
,:]eas #b ( ! t]rori/s 9 ! attack1      
,yass9e ,laabidi & ,hat5 ,kha*na\i1 7   
kill$ by ,tunisian police =ces z !y fre$
 all ho/ages2 ,:]eas ,yass9e ,laabidi & 
,hat5 ,kha*na\i alleg$ly tra9$ at a     
jihadi/ camp 9 ,libya 9 ,decemb] #bjad2 
,:]eas ,tunisian au?orities claim$ to h 

kill$ ! alleg$ lead] ( ! attack1 ,lokman
 ,abu ,sakhra1 on ,m>* #bi1 #bjae2      
,:]eas multiple t]ror gr\ps1 su* z !    
,islamic ,/ate 9 ,iraq & ! ,levant      
7,,isil7 & ,ifrikiya al ,alam1 h claim$ 
cr$it = ! attack & prais$ ! t]rori/s =  
t>get+ ,we/]n]s2 ,:]eas ,tunisian       
(ficials allege t ! militants 7 memb]s (
 ! ,okba ,ibn ,nafaa ,brigade1 an       
extremi/ gr\p t has claim$              
responsibility = multiple previ\s       
t]rori/ attacks 9 ,tunisia2 ,:]eas !    
increase 9 anti-,we/]n] attacks 9       
,nor!rn ,africa & ! ,middle ,ea/ rema9s 
( great conc]n2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 ,tunisia %>e a long/&+ & b5eficial     
economic & political relation%ip spann+ 
m ?an #bjj ye>s2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ,tunisia %>e _m core values1 includ+  
respect = human rights & ! rule ( law2  
,:]eas ,tunisia is ! ,arab _w's mo/     
successful democracy aft] ! ,arab ,spr+ 
& is an exempl>y beacon ( hope = o!r    
nations pursu+ ! e/abli%m5t ( a         
democratic sy/em2 ,:]eas a vibrant1     

/able1 & prosp]\s democracy 9 ,tunisia  
is 9 ! int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & w\ld  
fuel bo? economic & democratic          
developm5t ?r\gh\t ! region2 & ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates is committ$ to provid+    
assi/ance to ,tunisia 9 ongo+           
inve/igation ef=ts & support+ its que/ =
 democracy3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns !    
rec5t t]rori/ attacks 9 ,tunis t result$
 9 ! tragic loss ( #ba innoc5t lives2   
7#b7 ext5ds its deepe/ sympa?ies to all 
^? affect$ by ?is trag$y2  7#c7         
expresses solid>ity ) ! p ( ,tunisia &  
pays tribute to our %>$ values1 ideals1 
& lib]ties2  7#d7 enc\rages all         
,tunisians to unequivocally /& toge!r 9 
opposition to extremism & viol5ce ( any 
k9d2  7#e7 supports ! ef=ts ( !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,tunisia to ensure t all (  
^? individuals :o committ$ or support$  
^! attacks are br\ght to ju/ice2  7#f7  
reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to "w ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tunisia to fight 
aga9/ viol5t extremi/s2 &  7#g7 affirms 

! ,unit$ ,/ates commitm5t to /r5g!n+ our
 bilat]al relation%ip & engag+ 9 a      
/rategic p>tn]%ip ) ,tunisia4