House resolution condemns Paris attacks

The House on Tuesday gave voice vote approval to a resolution condemning the terror attacks in Paris earlier this month against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Lawmakers of both parties said the resolution demonstrated the U.S. support for France following the attacks against the magazine’s offices on Jan. 7, as well as at a kosher supermarket the next day, that killed 17 people.

{mosads}”This resolution puts the House on record as condemning in the strongest possible terms the Paris attacks and extends the sympathy of every American to those affected by the tragedy,” said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.)

“It reiterates our support for France, America’s sister republic, our oldest ally, and it calls upon all nations to join the global effort of fighting violent extremism,” Royce continued.

“It is important that Congress go on record as strongly opposed to this violence,” said Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. 

Later Tuesday, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) and other lawmakers plan to show solidarity with the victims by holding up yellow pencils during the applause break after President Obama references the Paris attacks in his State of the Union address.