John Thune Decries Deadly Shooting Outside Capitol Jewish Museum That Killed Two Israelis

In Senate floor remarks, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) condemned the deadly shooting outside the Capitol Jewish Museum.

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00:00Majority Leader.

00:02Mr. President, before I begin, I need to mention the shooting that occurred last night

00:07outside of an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., held by the American

00:14Jewish Committee.

00:15From everything we know so far, it is appallingly clear that event attendees were deliberately

00:21targeted.

00:22And two young embassy employees, tragically two employees on the verge of getting engaged

00:29and starting a life together, were murdered in the attack.

00:33I'm grateful that the suspect is already in custody and for the help the Capitol Police

00:39provided in responding to the attack.

00:41And I know that he will be swiftly prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

00:48But I suspect, Mr. President, that is little comfort right now to the many whose sense

00:53of safety has been shattered and who are worried that they will be targeted simply because

00:58they are Jewish or Israeli.

01:01My prayers today are with the families of the deceased, with event attendees, with the employees

01:08of the Israeli embassy, and with all the members of the Jewish community suffering in the wake

01:14of this attack.

01:16And to the Israeli and Jewish communities here in Washington, D.C., know that we stand with

01:23you.