[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 155 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 155

   Relative to the death of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings, former 
         United States Senator for the State of South Carolina.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2019

Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Relative to the death of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings, former 
         United States Senator for the State of South Carolina.

Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings was born in Charleston, South Carolina, 
        in 1922 and graduated from The Citadel and the University of South 
        Carolina School of Law;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings served his country during World War II 
        as an artillery officer in the Army, earning a Bronze Star;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings was elected to the South Carolina House 
        of Representatives in 1949;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings was elected Governor of South Carolina 
        in 1959 and oversaw the establishment of the nationally recognized South 
        Carolina Technical College System;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings served South Carolina with devotion and 
        dedication in the United States Senate for 38 years;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings served the Senate as Chairman of the 
        Committee on the Budget and Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings fought tirelessly to combat hunger in 
        the United States and was a strong advocate for a robust national 
        defense;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings championed fiscal restraint throughout 
        his career and was the unheralded force behind the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.);
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings was a devoted husband, father, 
        grandfather, and great-grandfather;
Whereas the service of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings on behalf of the people 
        of South Carolina and all people of the United States earned him the 
        respect and devotion of his colleagues; and
Whereas the death of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings has deprived South 
        Carolina and the United States of one of the most outstanding Senators: 
        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 Ernest F. 
        Hollings, former Senator for the State of South Carolina; and
            (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution 
        to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
        thereof to the family of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings.
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