[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. Res. 8 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 8

Relative to the death of the Honorable Claiborne de Borda Pell, former 
          United States Senator for the State of Rhode Island.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 6, 2009

  Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
 Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Begich, 
Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, 
   Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coburn, 
   Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
 Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
   Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
 Gregg, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, 
  Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, 
   Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
 Martinez, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson 
 of Nebraska, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
  Salazar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
 Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, 
    Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
 Voinovich, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted 
      the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Relative to the death of the Honorable Claiborne de Borda Pell, former 
          United States Senator for the State of Rhode Island.

Whereas Claiborne Pell represented the people of Rhode Island with distinction 
        for 36 years in the United States Senate, from 1961 to 1997, and was the 
        longest-serving Senator in Rhode Island's history;
Whereas Claiborne Pell served in the United States Coast Guard and the Coast 
        Guard Reserve, beginning in 1941 and retiring in 1978 with the rank of 
        Captain;
Whereas Claiborne Pell participated in the 1945 United Nations Conference on 
        International Organization that established the United Nations, and was 
        a champion of the United Nations throughout his life;
Whereas Claiborne Pell served as a Foreign Service Officer from 1945 to 1952;
Whereas Claiborne Pell sponsored the legislation that, in 1965, created the 
        National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and, in 1966, created the National Sea Grant College and 
        Program;
Whereas Claiborne Pell's vision led to the creation of an improved passenger 
        rail system in the Northeast and across the United States;
Whereas Claiborne Pell believed that economic means should not be a barrier to a 
        higher education and sponsored legislation creating the Basic 
        Educational Opportunity Grants in 1972, which were renamed ``Pell 
        Grants'' in 1980;
Whereas Pell Grants have helped 54,000,000 people in the United States secure a 
        higher education;
Whereas Claiborne Pell sought to expand educational opportunities throughout his 
        tenure as a member and as Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on 
        Education, Arts and Humanities;
Whereas Claiborne Pell served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign 
        Relations in the 100th through 103rd Congresses;
Whereas Claiborne Pell was a champion of human rights who devoted himself to 
        promoting a peaceful resolution to international conflict and the 
        elimination of the threat of nuclear weapons; and
Whereas the hallmarks of Claiborne Pell's public service were unsurpassed 
        respect, decency, and civility: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
        regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Claiborne 
        Pell, former member of the United States Senate;
            (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate these 
        resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an 
        enrolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased; and
            (3) that when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned 
        as a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable 
        Claiborne Pell.
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