Capito Joins Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Posthumously Honoring Queen Elizabeth II

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to introduce a resolution honoring Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The resolution pays tribute to the Queen’s historic legacy and her 70 year reign, expresses condolences to her family and citizens of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and reaffirms U.S. commitment to its close alliance with the United Kingdom.

“Queen Elizabeth II was an iconic, monumental leader in the world for 70 years. She led an incredible life, was adored by the United Kingdom, and was always a steadfast ally to America,” Senator Capito said. “Her grace, character, and duty to service defined her legacy, and she will be deeply missed. My thoughts remain with those all over the world as we mourn her passing.”

Joining Senators Capito, Shaheen, and Collins are Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-M.N.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Kevin and Cramer (R-N.D.).

The resolution can be read in full here.
 

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