{"id":2622869,"date":"2026-07-02T13:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheridan-gormans-parents-say-pramila-jayapals-sorry-but-was-disrespectful\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:35:47","slug":"sheridan-gormans-parents-say-pramila-jayapals-sorry-but-was-disrespectful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheridan-gormans-parents-say-pramila-jayapals-sorry-but-was-disrespectful\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheridan Gorman&#8217;s parents say Pramila Jayapal&#8217;s &#8216;sorry but&#8217; was &#8216;disrespectful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsheridan-gormans-parents-say-pramila-jayapals-sorry-but-was-disrespectful%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622869&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the emotional testimony of Sheridan Gorman\u2019s parents, who criticized Congress for its dismissive attitude towards their daughter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tragic death caused allegedly<\/a> by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-president-trump-issues-warning-swing-states-that-found-massive-voter-fraud-which-is-all-of-them-cannot-legally-certify-these-votes\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S HAPPENING: President Trump Issues Warning \u2013 Swing States that Found MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes\">illegal immigrant<\/a>.Thay expressed their frustration with Representative Pramila Jayapal\u2019s remark that Congress has other priorities,calling it disrespectful and highlighting their need for bipartisan action on immigration issues. Sheridan Gorman\u2019s mother shared her grief and the pain of attending a hearing where she felt her daughter\u2019s story was ignored, even witnessing a congresswoman appear inattentive. She reflected on the cruelty faced by crime victims and expressed gratitude that her daughter\u2019s death was not more brutal. The coverage underscores the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-hostage-freeing-ceasefire-plan-draws-gratitude-from-israelis\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s hostage-freeing ceasefire plan draws gratitude from Israelis\">deep personal impact<\/a> of the incident and criticizes perceived indifference from lawmakers regarding victims of violence connected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to ...\">sanctuary city policies<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The parents of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4503186\/some-lives-more-valuable-than-others-liberal-media-sheridan-gorman\/\">Sheridan Gorman<\/a>, an 18-year-old Loyola University student fatally shot allegedly by an illegal immigrant, criticized Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pramila-jayapal\/\">Pramila Jayapal<\/a> (D-WA) after she told them Congress \u201chas other things to do,\u201d calling her \u201csorry but\u201d remark \u201cjust disrespectful.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust disrespectful, we were there telling Sheridan\u2019s story, my wife poured her heart out, and just to hear that, it just shows you that they don\u2019t want this to change. We need bipartisan effort, we do need change, and when we heard, \u2018Sorry but,\u2019 it\u2019s just disrespectful,\u201d Thomas Gorman said during an interview with <em>Fox and Friends<\/em> on Thursday. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4631684\/massie-resolution-uss-liberty-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Massie enters resolution to honor 34 killed in 1967 USS Liberty incident<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4631878\/house-taxpayer-sexual-misconduct-settlements\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House votes to disclose members\u2019 taxpayer-funded sexual misconduct settlements<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4631785\/house-dismissed-july-4-save-act-impasse\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House dismissed for July 4 holiday amid SAVE America Act impasse<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity and Security held a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/sanctuary-policies-victims-perspectives\">hearing<\/a> on Tuesday to focus on sanctuary cities and the perspectives of victims and discuss how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-question-biden-administration-on-questionable-census-results\/\" title=\"House Republicans Question Biden Administration on \u2018Questionable\u2019 Census Results\">sanctuary policies<\/a>, specifically in Illinois and California, endanger communities by prioritizing the interests of criminal illegal immigrants ahead of the interests of Americans. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Jayapal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats-judiciary.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/ranking-member-jayapal-s-opening-statement-at-hearing-on-how-trump-is-undermining-public-safety-by-redirecting-law-enforcement-to-immigration-crackdown\">offered her condolences<\/a> to the victims\u2019 families, she noted that this was the fourth hearing the committee held and suggested that there were more pressing issues for Congress to focus on. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3605910&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=dac7c887035800d36a12354f9522b5b0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe actually thought we were going to speak about the human consequences of these sanctuary city policies. I was really there to speak for my daughter, my beautiful daughter who was murdered. I wanted to tell her story,\u201d said Gorman\u2019s mother, Jessica Gorman.\u201cThe love she had for people was extravagant. That\u2019s what I was there for, I was not there to rebut anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gorman\u2019s mother pointed out that as the committee was giving the opening, she noticed a Democratic representative was napping. \u201cHe was napping, napping, while they were giving the opening remarks, and when the other angel father was giving his testimony,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe indignities of sitting there and knowing that not only do they not care, but they\u2019re literally disrespecting us. There was an angel mother behind me, weeping openly and crying, just crying, and something inside me snapped,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4633133\/jayapal-tells-murder-victims-parents-congress-better-things\/\"><strong>JAYAPAL TELLS MURDER VICTIMS\u2019 PARENTS CONGRESS HAS OTHER THINGS TO DO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m trying to find beautiful things in life, little things to celebrate and to be thankful for, it\u2019s the only way you get through these things, I think. This crossed my mind a hundred times. I\u2019m so thankful that she was only shot in the back of the head,\u201d Gorman\u2019s mother said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After reflecting on the tragedy, Gorman\u2019s mother described the painful perspective her daughter\u2019s loss had given her saying, \u201cI\u2019m praying and thankful that my daughter was not dismembered and raped and put in the trash basket like some of these other angel family mothers that honestly I had never heard about, to be thankful for such a thing that my daughter was only murdered by being shot. It\u2019s such a messed-up thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents of Sheridan Gorman call Jayapal\u2019s remark disrespectful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2622870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-3bvwj6klb-1783003236014-e1783003374655.jpg?1782994768&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36160,58366,82105],"class_list":["post-2622869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-political-controversy","tag-pramila-jayapal","tag-sheridan-gorman"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-3bvwj6klb-1783003236014-e1783003374655.jpg?1782994768&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2622869"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622873,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622869\/revisions\/2622873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}