is among a group senators sponsoring a resolution that condemns white supremacists and other hate groups in the wake of violence last month in Virginia.
The Colorado Republican is one of three GOP lawmakers backing the resolution, which was introduced Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia. The other Republicans backing the measure are U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, of Georgia.
Other Democrats who signed on included Virginia U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 presidential election, and Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Gardner on the Charlottesville, Va., , and his sponsorship of the resolution is particularly significant because he is chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
“I think itap about time asses with Nazi flags go back to their hole,” Gardner told those gathered at a Colorado Springs town hall last month.
The resolution also recognizes the two Virginia state troopers who lost their lives when their helicopter crashed while monitoring the protests and supports the friends and family of , who died when she was allegedly .
The measure urges, as well, Trump and his cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by hate groups, like the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and white nationalists and supremacists in general.
“Finally, the resolution expresses support for the people of Charlottesville as that community heals ‘following these acts of violent bigotry,’ ” Warner’s office said in a news release.
If passed, the resolution would go to Trump for his signature. The president has faced intense criticism, including from his own party, for not being forceful and unequivocal enough .