[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 38 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 38

Relative to the death of Wendell H. Ford, former United States Senator 
                   for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 23 (legislative day, January 22), 2015

  Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Paul, Mr. Alexander, Ms. 
  Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
 Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, 
Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, 
Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, 
  Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
 Franken, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, 
 Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, 
   Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
  Markey, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
   Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
 Nelson, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, 
  Mr. Udall, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, 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 Wendell H. Ford, former United States Senator 
                   for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Whereas Wendell H. Ford was born in Daviess County, Kentucky in 1924, and 
        attended the University of Kentucky;
Whereas Wendell H. Ford served in the United States Army during World War II, 
        earning the rank of Technical Sergeant, the American Campaign Medal, the 
        World War II Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Expert 
        Infantryman Badge;
Whereas Wendell H. Ford served in the Kentucky Army National Guard from 1949 to 
        1962, earning the rank of First Lieutenant;
Whereas Wendell H. Ford served as the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1967 
        to 1971 and the Governor of Kentucky from 1971 to 1974;
Whereas Wendell H. Ford was first elected to the United States Senate in 1974 
        and served four terms as a Senator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky 
        with honor and distinction;
Whereas Wendell H. Ford, when he was elected to his fourth term in the Senate on 
        November 3, 1992, received the largest number of votes for elected 
        office ever recorded in the Commonwealth of Kentucky up to that time;
Whereas Wendell H. Ford served the Senate as the Majority Whip from 1991 to 1995 
        and as the Democratic Whip from 1995 to 1999;
Whereas Wendell H. Ford was the only Kentuckian to ever win election to 
        consecutive terms as Lieutenant Governor, Governor, and Senator: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
regret the announcement of the death of the Wendell H. Ford, former 
member of the United States Senate;
    Resolved, That 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.
    Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned 
as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Wendell H. Ford.
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