[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 21, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S4293]
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                         GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of Senate Resolution 
79, a resolution introduced by Senators Specter and Lautenberg 
regarding Greek Independence Day; further, that the Senate proceed to 
its immediate consideration, that the resolution and preamble be agreed 
to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any 
statements relating to the resolution be placed at the appropriate 
place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the resolution (S. Res. 79) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:
                               S. Res. 79

       Whereas the ancient Greeks developed the concept of 
     democracy, in which the supreme power to govern was invested 
     in the people;
       Whereas the Founding Fathers of the United States of 
     America drew heavily upon the political experience and 
     philosophy of ancient Greece in forming our representative 
     democracy;
       Whereas these and other ideals have forged a close bond 
     between our two nations and their peoples;
       Whereas March 25, 1995, marks the 174th anniversary of the 
     beginning of the revolution which freed the Greek people from 
     the Ottoman Empire; and
       Whereas it is proper and desirable to celebrate with the 
     Greek people, and to reaffirm the democratic principles from 
     which our two great nations were born: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That March 25, 1995, is designated as ``Greek 
     Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and 
     American Democracy''. The President is requested to issue a 
     proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to 
     observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
     

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