Speaking from his Ohio congressional district on Sunday morning, House Speaker John Boehner called the shooting in Arizona yesterday an “inhuman act” and said it was a reminder of the risks taken by public officials in doing their duty, said NPR.
Boehner said the shootings would not prevent lawmakers fulfilling their responsibilities. Boehner said:
To the members of the House and our staffs, I ask that you, on this sabbath day, that we keep Gabby and her staff in our thoughts and prayers.
Public service is a high honor. But these tragic events remind us that all of us in our roles of service to our fellow citizens comes with a risk. This inhuman act should not and will not deter us from our calling to represent our constituents and to fullfill our oaths of office.
No act, no matter how heinous, must be allowed to stop us from our duty.
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