Wounded a year ago in a Tucson, Arizona, shooting, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ comeback has been extraordinary. She learned to walk and speak again. And in order to continue to focus on her recovery, Giffords resigned from Congress today.
A tearful friend, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, read Giffords' prepared goodbye remarks to Congress, recounting her 10-year tenure.
Watch this moving event, which ends with a standing ovation and kiss from House Speaker John Boehner.
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