Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Posthumously Honoring Queen Elizabeth II

Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Susan Collins (R-ME) in introducing 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.

“[T]he Senate remembers Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and her more than 70 years of service in support of the British people and the Commonwealth of Nations; express gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II for her efforts to maintain strong bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and the United States; and extends condolences to the family of Queen Elizabeth II, to the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and to the peoples of the Commonwealth of Nations,” states the resolution.

Joining Senators Cramer, Risch, Shaheen, and Collins are Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), John Cornyn (R-TX), Patty Murray (D-WA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Pat Leahy (D-VT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Debbi Stabenow (D-MI), Ben Lujan (D-NM), Marco Rubio (R-FL), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bill Cassidy (R-LA.), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Lindsay Graham (R-SC), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Rob Portman (R-OH), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Ron Johnson (R-WI).

Click here to read the resolution.