,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#f1 #bjbb ,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,johnson7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #aj-year anniversary of the tragic  
attack that took place at the ,sikh     
,temple of ,wisconsin on ,august #e1    
#bjab1 and honoring the memory of those 
who died in the attack4  ,whereas the   
freedom of religion is protected in the 
,constitution1 and no religious         
institution should be subject to        
violence1 hate1 intolerance1 or         
religious and racial discrimination2    
,whereas1 on ,sunday1 ,august #e1 #bjab1
 a shooting took place that resulted in 
the death of #g worshipers who were at  
the ,sikh ,temple of ,wisconsin1 a      
gurdwara in ,oak ,creek1 ,wisconsin2    
,whereas the attack occurred as members 
of the congregation prepared a free     
community meal served to all congregants

 arriving for ,sunday services2 ,whereas
 several worshipers were injured1       
including a responding officer1         
,lieutenant ,brian ,murphy1 who was shot
 #ae times at close range2 ,whereas     
,lieutenant ,brian ,murphy1 ,officer    
,savan ,lenda1 and all the first        
responders to the gurdwara in ,oak      
,creek demonstrated great courage in    
their quick response to the shooting1   
saving countless lives2 ,whereas the    
,oak ,creek shooting was a senseless act
 of violence and tragedy that should    
never befall any house of worship2      
,whereas the ,sikh community responded  
to the shooting in ,oak ,creek with     
compassion and stayed true to the ,sikh 
principle of chardi kala1 which roughly 
translates to relentless optimism2      
,whereas1 #aj years later1 the effects  
of this shooting are still being felt   
and will be felt for years to come2 and 
,whereas the community of ,oak ,creek   
will continue to overcome the tragedy   
and become stronger than before3 ,now1  

therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 condemns in the strongest possible 
terms the horrific attack that occurred 
at the ,sikh ,temple of ,wisconsin on   
,august #e1 #bjab2  7#b7 honors the     
memories of ,paramjit ,kaur ,saini1     
,suveg ,singh ,khattra1 ,satwant ,singh 
,kaleka1 ,ranjit ,singh1 ,sita ,singh1  
,prakash ,singh1 and ,baba ,punjab      
,singh who died in the attack2  7#c7    
offers its heartfelt condolences to the 
families1 friends1 and loved ones of    
those who died in the attack2  7#d7     
recognizes the ,sikh community for      
demonstrating unwavering courage1       
strength1 and resilience in response to 
the attack2  7#e7 applauds the bravery  
of the first responders who prevented   
the gunman from potentially taking more 
lives and quickly treated those who were
 wounded2 and  7#f7 condemns            
intolerance1 including religious and    
racial discrimination1 and calls for    
unwavering resolve to prevent and seek  
justice for acts of hate and terrorism4