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Lawmakers To Honor Staffer Killed In Tucson Shooting
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 9:35AM | Justin Duckham | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article The House is voting Wednesday on a resolution to name a room in the U.S. Capitol’s visitor center after Gabriel Zimmerman, a Congressional staffer killed in January’s shooting in Tucson.
The resolution was brought to the floor by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), a close friend of Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.). The room will serving as a meeting space.
Gabriel “Gabe” Zimmerman was a community outreach director for Giffords and had worked for the Arizona Democrat since 2006. He was the first Congressional staffer to be killed while serving in his position.
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