The House : Bitburg Resolution
The vote was 390 for and 26 against when the House passed a non-binding resolution (H.Con.Res. 130) urging President Reagan to cancel his May 5 visit to the German military graveyard at Bitburg, where Nazi SS troopers are buried. Supporter Wyche Fowler (D-Ga.) said: “As a human being, I am appalled that (Reagan) is participating in ceremonies commemorating the graves of those who implemented the Holocaust, one of the darkest events in the history of humanity.”
Opponent Thomas Hartnett (R-S.C.) said “the patriotism of President Reagan cannot be questioned,” and added that “those horrible men who lie in Bitburg cemetery have already faced a judgment far more critical and far more important than members of this House of Representatives can pass on them.”
Members voting yes wanted Reagan to cancel the cemetery visit.
How They Voted Yea Nay No vote Rep. Beilenson (D) x Rep. Berman (D) x Rep. Fiedler (R) x Rep. Moorhead (R) x Rep. Waxman (D) x
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