[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 262 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 262

  Condemning the statements of former Education Secretary William J. 
                                Bennett.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2005

 Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Corzine, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
 Landrieu, and Mr. Schumer) submitted the following resolution; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Condemning the statements of former Education Secretary William J. 
                                Bennett.

Whereas William J. Bennett served as chairman of the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities from 1981 to 1985;
Whereas William J. Bennett served as Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988;
Whereas William J. Bennett served as Director of the Office of National Drug 
        Control Policy from 1989 to 1990; and
Whereas on September 28, 2005, William J. Bennett stated the following on Salem 
        Radio Network's Bill Bennett's Morning in America: ``[I] do know that 
        it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could--if that were 
        your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and 
        your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, 
        and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go 
        down.'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,
    Section 1. That the Senate strongly condemns William J. Bennett's 
reprehensible statements of September 28, 2005.
    Sec. 2. That the Senate believes that such statements are 
unbecoming of a former Cabinet Secretary.
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