[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 88 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 88

Honoring the extraordinary achievements of Massachusetts Governor Deval 
                                Patrick.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2007

    Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the extraordinary achievements of Massachusetts Governor Deval 
                                Patrick.

Whereas February is widely recognized as Black History Month;
Whereas Deval Patrick was born in Chicago, Illinois but, after receiving what he 
        has described as a life-changing education at Milton Academy, has made 
        Milton, Massachusetts his home;
Whereas Deval Patrick is the second African American elected Governor in the 
        history of the United States;
Whereas Deval Patrick has been a pioneer his entire life and was the first 
        member of his family to attend college;
Whereas Deval Patrick graduated with honors from Harvard College in 1978;
Whereas Deval Patrick was elected president of the Legal Aid Bureau while 
        attending Harvard Law School and worked to defend poor families in 
        Middlesex County, Massachusetts during law school;
Whereas Deval Patrick spent many successful years at the National Association 
        for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense Fund, devoting his 
        efforts to antidiscrimination and voting rights cases;
Whereas Deval Patrick served as a partner at the Boston law firm of Hill and 
        Barlow and took on many pro bono cases, including a landmark lending 
        scam case filed on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
Whereas Deval Patrick was appointed Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, 
        the Nation's top civil rights enforcement post, by President Bill 
        Clinton;
Whereas Deval Patrick served with distinction as Assistant Attorney General for 
        Civil Rights, investigating church burnings, prosecuting hate crimes and 
        abortion clinic violence, holding public employers accountable for job 
        discrimination, ensuring access to housing free of discrimination, 
        protecting the right to vote, and enforcing the Americans with 
        Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and other important civil 
        rights laws;
Whereas Deval Patrick returned to private practice with the Boston law firm Day, 
        Berry, and Howard in 1997;
Whereas Deval Patrick was appointed by a Federal district court in 1997 to serve 
        as the first chairperson of Texaco's Equality and Fairness Task Force, 
        and was charged with rebuilding the company's system of employment 
        practices following the settlement of a significant race discrimination 
        case against the company;
Whereas, beginning in 1999, Deval Patrick served as president and general 
        counsel of Texaco and subsequently executive vice president and general 
        counsel of Coca-Cola before returning to Massachusetts to run for 
        Governor;
Whereas Deval Patrick shows great promise as the Commonwealth's new Governor; 
        and
Whereas Deval Patrick is aided in his service to Massachusetts by his loving 
        wife Diane and his daughters Sarah and Katherine: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the extraordinary achievements of Massachusetts 
        Governor Deval Patrick;
            (2) offers its appreciation for Deval Patrick's continuing 
        devotion to the people of Massachusetts; and
            (3) congratulates Deval Patrick on his historic election as 
        Governor of Massachusetts and becoming the second African-
        American Governor in the history of the United States.
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