EST : The bill, H. Giffords is on the House floor surrounded by her well-wishing colleagues, shaking hands and receiving congratulations. Her letter of resignation was read into the record before the vote, and if you missed it you can see the whole thing right here , courtesy of Talking Points Memo. The bill that passed would increase penalties for smugglers who use ultralight planes to bring drugs into the United States, The Hill reports.
Giffords, who joined Obama at a signing ceremony at the White House, stepped down from Congress last month to focus on her recovery from a single gunshot wound to the head. The Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act gives authorities greater powers to crack down on smugglers using low-flying, single-seater aircraft to slip drugs across the U. Giffords was known as a centrist willing to work with Republican colleagues in Congress. Giffords was severely wounded when a gunman armed with a semiautomatic pistol opened fire on her first congressional outreach event of on January 8 of last year, killing six people and wounding 13 others.
Six people died and 12 others were wounded that day. The Jan. Boehner R-Ohio , choked up as he accepted her statement. The legislation, which she co-authored with Republican Rep.
Jeff Flake of Arizona, would allow law enforcement to target the pilots of ultralight planes used in drug smuggling with the same penalties applied to those who ferry drugs by autos or other planes.
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