[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 27 (Friday, March 11, 1994)]
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                         CLASSICAL MUSIC MONTH

  Mr. WYNN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Post Office and Civil Service be discharged from further consideration 
of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 239) to authorize the President to 
proclaim September 1994 as Classical Music Month, and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Maryland?
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I yield to 
the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Yates], who is the chief sponsor of 
House Joint Resolution 239.
  (Mr. YATES asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. YATES. Mr. Speaker, I think this is an important resolution. The 
people of our country love classical music. In designating the month of 
November 1994 as a month in which classical music is recognized for the 
greatest that it has, I think the House does honor to itself as well.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland for bringing the joint 
resolution up and for seeing that it is passed.
  Mr. Speaker, classical music warms our hearts, makes us think, and 
lifts our spirits. It appeals to people of all ages in every part of 
the country and I think it is important to set aside some time, as we 
do with this resolution, to salute the musicians, the recording 
companies, the schools of music, the orchestras, and the various 
musical groups that perform this music as well as the people of this 
country that support and enjoy classical music.
  Classical music, which we celebrate and honor with the passage of 
House Joint Resolution 239, is a source of tremendous pleasure to 
millions of Americans. I am delighted to have had the opportunity to 
introduce this resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the 
month of September as Classical Music Month and I look forward to the 
events that will take place all across the country during September.
  I am most grateful to my 249 colleagues who joined me in this effort 
and I extend my personal thanks to Chairman Clay and his committee for 
bringing the bill to the floor today.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to object, I 
merely wish to add my support to the gentleman's resolution.
  I urge my colleagues to fully support the measure.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Maryland?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

                             H.J. Res. 239

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     President is hereby authorized and requested to issue a 
     proclamation designating September 1993 as ``Classical Music 
     Month'' and calling upon the people of the United States to 
     observe such a month with appropriate ceremonies and 
     activities.

  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider 
was laid on the table.

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