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Today, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution to honor and remember the victims of a tragic plane collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The resolution was introduced by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.). It commemorates the lives lost in the crash involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and U.S. Army Aviation Brigade Priority Air Transport 25 on January 29, 2025.

The resolution states: “The tragic collision resulted in the loss of 67 lives, including passengers, airline personnel, and members of the Armed Forces from Kansas, Virginia, North Carolina, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and several countries."

It continues: “The nation and the world mourn the loss of those on board and recognize the profound impact this tragedy has on the families, friends, and colleagues of the victims."

Furthermore: “Be it resolved that the Senate commemorates the 67 lives lost in the tragic collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and United States Army Aviation Brigade Priority Air Transport 25 on January 29, 2025; offers heartfelt condolences to the families, loved ones, and friends of the victims; and expresses gratitude to the brave law enforcement and emergency medical personnel who responded to the collision.”

Several senators joined in supporting this resolution. Among them were Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.) Lisa Murkowski(R-Alaska), John Thune(R-S.D.)and Jon Husted(R-Ohio).