[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3131-S3132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-33. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of New Hampshire; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

                      ``Senate Joint Resolution 1

       ``Whereas, the Department of the Navy has maintained the 
     Portsmouth Naval Shipyard since June 12, 1800; and
       ``Whereas, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has performed in 
     an exemplary manner throughout its almost 2 centuries of 
     history; and
       ``Whereas, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is one of the most 
     modern facilities available in the United States for the 
     repair, overhauling, and refueling of naval vessels; and
       ``Whereas, the communities located near the Portsmouth 
     Naval Shipyard, in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts 
     offer an abundance of highly trained, skilled and experienced 
     workers who have an outstanding work ethic; and
       ``Whereas, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is uniquely and 
     strategically located for the continued defense of our 
     country; and
       ``Whereas, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is known for its 
     leadership in the environmental field and has worked hard to 
     be a 
     [[Page S3132]]  partner with the surrounding communities; and
       ``Whereas, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has an aggressive 
     pollution prevention program which determines how to 
     eliminate pollution at its source by preventing hazardous 
     waste from entering the waste system; and
       ``Whereas, the previous closure of Pease Air Force Base has 
     had an extremely negative economic impact on the seacoast 
     region with recovery from that loss taking much longer than 
     anticipated; and
       ``Whereas, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard contributes 
     approximately $594,700,000 in personal income and this loss 
     would contribute to the further contraction of the economic 
     base of the region; and
       ``Whereas, the closure of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 
     would have a devastating impact on an area much larger than 
     the seacoast with that impact being much greater than that 
     caused by the closure of Pease Air Force Base; and
       ``Whereas, the state of New Hampshire is firmly committed 
     to actively supporting the continuation of the United States 
     Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth; now, therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     in General Court convened:
       ``That the general court of New Hampshire respectfully 
     recommends and urges the Congress of the United States to 
     continue to operate, develop, diversify, and make fullest use 
     of the United States Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, New 
     Hampshire;
       ``That the general court further urges the Congress of the 
     United States to take all necessary action to ensure that the 
     Portsmouth Naval Shipyard remains an integral component in a 
     post-cold war defense strategy; and
       ``That copies of this resolution signed by the governor, 
     the president of the senate and the speaker of the house be 
     forwarded by the senate clerk to the President of the United 
     States, Speaker of the United States House of 
     Representatives, President of the United States Senate, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and to each member of the New Hampshire 
     and Maine Congressional delegations.''
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       POM-34. A resolution adopted by the Municipal Assembly of 
     Morovis, Puerto Rico relative to Presidential elections; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
     

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