,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bd1 #bjag,mr4 
,meeks 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4   
,engel1 ,mr4 ,royce of ,california1 ,mr4
 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4        
,deutch1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 
,mr4 ,rohrabacher1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 
,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4      
,dent1 and ,mr4 ,goodlatte7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemning in  
the strongest terms the terrorist       
attacks in ,manchester1 ,united         
,kingdom1 on ,may #bb1 #bjag1 expressing
 heartfelt condolences1 and reaffirming 
unwavering support for the special      
relationship between our peoples and    
nations in the wake of these attacks4   
,whereas1 on ,may #bb1 #bjag1 a         
terrorist triggered improvised explosive
 devices at the ,manchester ,arena      
following the conclusion of a concert by
 ,american recording artist ,ariana     

,grande2 ,whereas the blasts took the   
lives of at least #bb people1 and       
seriously injured #ei1 many of whom were
 children2 ,whereas ,british officials  
are continuing to investigate the       
bombing to determine whether it was     
perpetrated by a lone individual or by a
 terrorist network2 ,whereas1 on ,may   
#bc1 #bjag1 the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq
 and ,syria 7,,isis7 claimed            
responsibility for the attacks and      
threatened further attacks2 ,whereas the
 horrific attack at the ,manchester     
,arena is the latest in a series of     
deadly assaults by ,,isis in ,europe in 
recent years2 ,whereas ,british first   
responders reacted swiftly and          
heroically1 taking immediate measures to
 secure the area and care for the       
wounded in ways that prevented further  
loss of life2 ,whereas ,prime ,minister 
,theresa ,may stated on ,may #bc1 #bjag1
 that all acts of terrorism are cowardly
 attacks on innocent people but this    
attack stands out for its appalling1    

sickening cowardice1 deliberately       
targeting innocent1 defenseless children
 and young people and paid tribute to   
the spirit of ,manchester and the spirit
 of ,britain1 a spirit that through     
years of conflict and terrorism has     
never been broken and will never be     
broken42 ,whereas ,president ,donald    
,trump condemned those who perpetrated  
the attack and offered any and all      
assistance to the ,united ,kingdom as it
 investigates the attack and works to   
bring the terrorists to justice2 and    
,whereas the ,united ,kingdom has been a
 steadfast ally to the ,united ,states3 
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 condemns the
 recent terrorist attacks in            
,manchester1 ,united ,kingdom1 on ,may  
#bb1 #bjag1 that resulted in the tragic 
loss of #bb innocent lives and extends  
its deepest sympathies to all those     
affected by this tragedy2  7#b7         
reaffirms the ,american commitment to   
the special relationship with the       

,united ,kingdom1 and supports the      
efforts of the ,british ,government to  
bring all those involved with this      
heinous attack to justice2  7#c7        
appreciates the significant efforts by  
the ,united ,kingdom to combat          
terrorism2  7#d7 recognizes the         
persistent and growing threat posed by  
,islamist terrorist groups worldwide1   
and reaffirms the commitment of the     
,united ,states to the multilateral1    
global fight against such violent       
extremists2 and  7#e7 remains committed 
to the defense of universal democratic  
values4