[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 446 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 446

Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of 
                           his 80th birthday.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 4, 2004

  Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of 
                           his 80th birthday.

Whereas Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 1924;
Whereas Jimmy Carter attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia 
        Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. degree from the United 
        States Naval Academy in 1946;
Whereas Jimmy Carter served honorably as a submariner in the United States Navy 
        in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, working under Admiral Hyman 
        Rickover in the development of the nuclear submarine program;
Whereas Jimmy Carter continued his commitment to public service, serving as 
        Georgia State Senator and Governor of Georgia;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th President of the United States on 
        November 2, 1976;
Whereas Jimmy Carter created both the Departments of Education and Energy and 
        implemented major education policies and a comprehensive national energy 
        program;
Whereas Jimmy Carter oversaw deregulation of the airline, energy, and banking 
        industries;
Whereas Jimmy Carter promoted human rights as a tenet of American foreign policy 
        and pressed nations to uphold basic human rights;
Whereas Jimmy Carter furthered diplomatic relations with the People's Republic 
        of China;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was instrumental in the negotiation and signing of the Camp 
        David Accord between Israel and Egypt, signaling a new era of peace 
        between those 2 countries;
Whereas Jimmy Carter has continued his service to his country since leaving the 
        Presidency by championing safe and affordable housing, human rights, and 
        disease prevention; and
Whereas Jimmy Carter remains actively committed to promoting peace and democracy 
        abroad, supervising elections in fledgling democracies, and helping to 
        defuse international crises in North Korea, Somalia, and Haiti; his 
        decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international 
        conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote 
        economic and social development: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate honors former President Jimmy Carter on 
the occasion of his 80th birthday and extends best wishes to him and 
his family.
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