,,iii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ad1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cotton submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,condemning the commutation of the death sentence of ,anthony ,george ,battle granted by ,president ,biden on ,december #bc1 #bjbd4 #a4 ,sense of the ,senate regarding the commutation of the death sentence of ,anthony ,george ,battle granted by ,president ,biden on ,december #bc1 #bjbd ,it is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden undermined the rule of law and robbed victims of justice when he commuted the death sentence of ,anthony ,george ,battle on ,december #bc1 #bjbd2 7#b7 ,anthony ,battle was convicted of murdering his wife1 a ,u4,s4 ,marine1 and sentenced to life imprisonment2 7#c7 while ,battle was serving his life sentence at ,atlanta ,federal ,penitentiary1 he murdered a #ca-year-old correctional officer named ,d',antonio ,washington by bludgeoning ,washington in the back of the head repeatedly with a ball-peen hammer2 7#d7 when ,battle was questioned by investigators1 he had no remorse and stated that he was happy he killed ,washington2 7#e7 this commutation is a reprehensible insult to the victims of ,anthony ,battle2 7#f7 ,president ,biden claimed that he commuted the death sentences of ,anthony ,battle and #cf other murderers out of a principled opposition to the death penalty but refused to commute the death sentences of the #c most controversial death row inmates1 demonstrating that ,president ,biden was motivated by politics1 not principles2 and 7#g7 the ,senate unequivocally condemns this commutation4