WASHINGTON — The family of Gabe Zimmerman, the congressional aide to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) who was killed in the Tucson shootings in January, sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday urging him to allow a House ballot on a stalled resolution that would designation a room in the Capitol Visitor Center after Gabe.The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), has more than 350 cosponsors and doesn’t cost taxpayers anything, save the costs of hanging a sign outside of a room. Still, it hasn’t went since it was filed in July for reasons that remain unclear to just about anyone.In their letter to Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the Zimmerman family questions that the GOP leaders bring the resolution to a floor ballot not just to honor Gabe’s supply, however to pay tribute to congressional staffers everywhere for their dedication to their constituents and communities. The letter highlights the employment that Gabe was doing — he was Giffords’ community outreach director — and notes that he is the first congressional aide ever killed in the border of duty.Glance at More…
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