,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,m>%all 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4  
,oss(f1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mrs4   
,hyde-,smi?1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4      
,budd1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,hu/$1 ,mr4   
,:iteh\se1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cruz1
 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4     
,re$1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4     
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4          
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4    
,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,w>n]7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,honor+ ! victims ( ! #bjbe ,potomac    
,riv] mid-air collision4  ,:]eas1 on    
,janu>y #bi1 #bjbe1 a ,unit$ ,/ates     
,army ,black ,hawk helicopt] & a pass5g]
 aircraft1 op]at$ z ,am]ican ,airl9es   
,flight #ecdb f ,wi*ita1 ,kansas1 to    
,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c41 collid$ 9 flight above
 ! ,potomac ,riv] ne> ,ronald ,reagan   
,wa%+ton ,national ,airport2 ,:]eas ?is 
trag$y took ! lives ( all #fd pass5g]s &

 crew abo>d ! airl9] & ! lives ( ! #c   
crew memb]s abo>d ! helicopt]1 includ+  
individuals f ,connecticut1 ,delaw>e1   
,georgia1 ,indiana1 ,kansas1 ,m>yl&1    
,massa*usetts1 ,m9nesota1 ,mississippi1 
,new ,york1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ohio1 ,rhode
 ,isl&1 ,t5nessee1 ,virg9ia1 & sev]al   
=eign c\ntries2 ,:]eas #aa "y ,unit$    
,/ates figure skat+ a?letes1 along ) _! 
p>5ts & coa*es1 7 among ! victims ( !   
collision2 ,:]eas #c ,unit$ ,/ates ,army
 soldi]s1 :o selflessly *ose to s]ve &  
def5d _! c\ntry1 lo/ _! lives 9 ?is     
tragic accid5t2 ,:]eas #gh ag5cies &    
organizations respond$ 9 ! aft]ma? ( !  
,janu>y #bi1 #bjbe mid-air collision1   
includ+ fir/ respond]s ( ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia ,fire & ,em]g5cy ,m$ical      
,s]vices ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,metropolitan     
,police ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia1 ! ,metropolitan ,wa%+ton     
,airports ,au?ority ,fire & ,rescue     
,dep>tm5t1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/ ,gu>d1 
! ,m>yl& ,/ate ,police1 & o!r local1    
,/ate1 & ,f$]al ag5cies1 all ( :i* act$ 

promptly & selflessly 9 respond+ to !   
disa/] & assi/+ 9 ! recov]y ef=ts2      
,:]eas ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local (ficials h
 coop]at$ to conduct a ?or\gh           
inve/igation ( ?is incid5t2 ,:]eas      
c\ntless individuals suff]$ ! loss ( a  
sp\se1 p>5t1 sibl+1 fri5d1 family memb]1
 or lov$ "o2 & ,:]eas ! lives ( ^? lo/ w
 be rememb]$ & *]i%$ by ^? :o lov$ !m3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
honors ! memory ( all victims ( ! #bjbe 
,potomac ,riv] mid-air collision ne>    
,ronald ,reagan ,wa%+ton ,national      
,airport1 recogniz+ _! lives &          
contributions to _! families & ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ( ,am]ica2  7#b7 (f]s s9c]e      
condol5ces to ! families1 lov$ ones1 &  
fri5ds ( ^? :o lo/ _! lives 9 ?is tragic
 incid5t2  7#c7 ackn[l$ges ! brav]y &   
pr(essionalism ( ! m ?an #a1gjj fir/    
respond]s & em]g5cy p]sonnel1           
s]vicememb]s1 m$ical pr(essionals1 &    
inve/igators :o assi/$ 9 ! rescue &     
recov]y ef=ts foll[+ ! collision2  7#d7 
expresses its commitm5t to honor+ &     

support+ ! families affect$ by ?is      
trag$y2 &  7#e7 expresses its commitm5t 
to translat+ ! safety lessons le>n$ f ! 
collision into action to prev5t future  
incid5ts & ensure a simil> cra% does n  
happ5 aga94