Parents Of Slain Giffords Aide Urge Boehner To Allow Tribute For Son

[RamboLiberal]

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 vote on a stalled resolution that would name 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 moved 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 asks that the GOP leaders bring the resolution to a floor vote not just to honor Gabe's service, but to pay tribute to congressional staffers everywhere for their dedication to their constituents and communities. The letter highlights the work that Gabe was doing -- he was Giffords' community outreach director -- and notes that he is the first congressional aide ever killed in the line of duty.

The letter is signed by Gabe's parents, his brother Ben, and Kelly O'Brien, who was Gabe's fiance.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/slain-giffords-aide-tribute_n_1035993.html