[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 3, 1994]
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                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed the following resolution:

                              S. Res. 206

       Whereas all American Presidents affect history in their own 
     way, but few have made more history or shaped the history of 
     their times more than Richard Nixon;
       Whereas millions of men and women across America and around 
     the world mourn the death of the 37th President of the United 
     States;
       Whereas he will be remembered for his foreign policy 
     accomplishments, and for his dedication to peace;
       Whereas in his first inaugural address, President Nixon 
     said ``The greatest honor that history can bestow is the 
     title peacemaker.'';
       Whereas because of his efforts as President to improve 
     relations with the then-Soviet Union, to bring China out of 
     isolation, and to forge peace in the Middle East, Richard 
     Nixon more than earned the title of peacemaker;
       Whereas he traveled the world, speaking on behalf of 
     democracy, freedom, and peace;
       Whereas he proposed a landmark family assistance program, 
     created the Environmental Protection Agency, expanded the 
     Food Stamp Program, backed the innovative program called 
     ``revenue sharing'', signed the Consumer Product Safety Act, 
     and emphasized strengthening law enforcement;
       Whereas more and more Americans have come to appreciate 
     President Nixon and his accomplishments;
       Whereas they admire him not because he was perfect, but 
     because of his courage and perseverance, his intelligence and 
     his vision, the fact that he loved his family and because he 
     loved his country; and
       Whereas whether it was facing an anti-American mob in 
     Venezuela, or going toe-to-toe with Khrushchev in the famed 
     ``kitchen debate'', Richard Nixon always stood up for 
     America: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate directs that the eulogies offered 
     concerning the life of the Honorable Richard M. Nixon, former 
     President of the United States, former Vice President of the 
     United States, former Representative and former Senator from 
     the State of California be bound and printed as a Senate 
     Document.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary communicate these resolutions to the 
     House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the 
     family of the former President.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed without 
amendment a joint resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 239. Joint resolution to authorize the President 
     to proclaim September 1994 as ``Classical Music Month''.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a joint 
resolution of the following title, in which the concurrence of the 
House is requested:

       S.J. Res. 146. Joint resolution designating May 1, 1994, 
     through May 7, 1994, as ``National Walking Week''.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 103-227, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, appoints Mr. Bingaman as a 
member of the National Education Goals Panel.

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