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Only 3 North Carolina Congressmen Have Publicly Recognized A Mass Murder In Their Home State
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/02/11/3622107/muslim-shooting-congress-recognition/Three Muslim students were shot and killed in their home Tuesday night, marking one of the deadliest shootings in North Carolina in years. But in the 24 hours following the shooting, only three of the state’s 15 members of Congress have publicly recognized the tragedy....
Sen. Thom Tillis (R), Rep. Mark Walker (R) and Rep. David Price (D), who represents North Carolina’s fourth district which encompasses Chapel Hill, were the only congressmen from the state to acknowledge the shooting on Twitter. Price also issued a press release on his website.
While publicly ignoring the event, Rep. Robert Pittenger (R), Rep. Richard Hudson (R) and Rep. Renee Ellmers (R) were actively encouraging the president to sign the Keystone XL Pipeline bill — despite the president’s declarations that he would veto the legislation — and Rep. George Holding took the time Wednesday to share that he is “dismayed and saddened by the loss of Kayla Mueller,” adding that “ISIS must be defeated.”
When former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith died “peacefully” at his North Carolina home on Saturday at age 83, seven of the state’s congressmen paid their respects on Twitter and two issued official statements.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R), Rep. Mark Walker (R) and Rep. David Price (D), who represents North Carolina’s fourth district which encompasses Chapel Hill, were the only congressmen from the state to acknowledge the shooting on Twitter. Price also issued a press release on his website.
While publicly ignoring the event, Rep. Robert Pittenger (R), Rep. Richard Hudson (R) and Rep. Renee Ellmers (R) were actively encouraging the president to sign the Keystone XL Pipeline bill — despite the president’s declarations that he would veto the legislation — and Rep. George Holding took the time Wednesday to share that he is “dismayed and saddened by the loss of Kayla Mueller,” adding that “ISIS must be defeated.”
When former North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Dean Smith died “peacefully” at his North Carolina home on Saturday at age 83, seven of the state’s congressmen paid their respects on Twitter and two issued official statements.
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