Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio Offer Resolution Honoring James Foley and Steven Sotloff

Floridas two U.S. senators will join up with their colleagues from New Hampshire to introduce a resolution next week honoring James Foley and Steven Sotloff, the two journalists beheaded by terrorists working for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Since Sotloff was originally from Miami, the two senators from the Sunshine State -- Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio -- will be bringing out the resolution with U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte. Foley was a native of Rochester, N.H.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, Nelson said on Thursday, when the senators announced their plans to introduce the resolution. Stevens family are my constituents and I've been in touch with them through their representative throughout this horrific ordeal. The United States needs to immediately put together a coalition and go after this group. We need to take the fight directly to them, not only in Iraq but in Syria as well.

Its important that Americans never forget James Foley and Steven Sotloff, the lives they led as successful journalists, and how loved they were by their families and friends, Rubio said. The U.S. Senate should honor these brave men by approving this resolution as soon as Congress reconvenes next week. The American people should also never lose sight of the fact that these awful executions are only the beginning of ISILs plans to sow evil across the Middle East and the world, unless we stop them.