[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 75 (Monday, May 8, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S6256]
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 EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF V-E DAY

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report Senate Resolution 115.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 115) expressing the sense of the 
     Senate that America's World War II veterans and their 
     families are deserving of this Nation's respect and 
     appreciation on the 50th anniversary of V-E Day.

  The Senate resumed consideration of the resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. 
The yeas and nays have been ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. LOTT. I announce that the Senator from Utah [Mr. Bennett], the 
Senator from Colorado [Mr. Campbell], and the Senator from Virginia 
[Mr. Warner] are necessarily absent.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Akaka] and the 
Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy] are necessarily absent.
  I further announce that the Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Pell] is 
absent on official business.
  I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from 
Rhode Island [Mr. Pell], the Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Akaka], and the 
Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy] would each vote ``aye.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
who desire to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 94, nays 0, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 154 Leg.]

                                YEAS--94

     Abraham
     Ashcroft
     Baucus
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boxer
     Bradley
     Breaux
     Brown
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Byrd
     Chafee
     Coats
     Cochran
     Cohen
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Daschle
     DeWine
     Dodd
     Dole
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Exon
     Faircloth
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Frist
     Glenn
     Gorton
     Graham
     Gramm
     Grams
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Hatfield
     Heflin
     Helms
     Hollings
     Hutchison
     Inhofe
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Kyl
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Mikulski
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murkowski
     Murray
     Nickles
     Nunn
     Packwood
     Pressler
     Pryor
     Reid
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Roth
     Santorum
     Sarbanes
     Shelby
     Simon
     Simpson
     Smith
     Snowe
     Specter
     Stevens
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurmond
     Wellstone

                             NOT VOTING--6

     Akaka
     Bennett
     Campbell
     Kennedy
     Pell
     Warner
  So, the resolution (S. Res. 115), with its preamble, was agreed to; 
as follows:
                              S. Res. 115

       Whereas on May 7, 1945, in Reims, France, the German High 
     command signed the document of surrender, surrendering all 
     air, land and sea forces unconditionally to the Allies;
       Whereas President Harry S Truman proclaimed May 8, 1945, to 
     be V-E Day;
       Whereas May 8, 1995, is the fiftieth Anniversary of that 
     proclamation;
       Whereas, the courage and sacrifice of the American fighting 
     men and women who served with distinction to save the world 
     from tyranny and aggression should always be remembered: Now, 
     therefore, be it
         Resolved, That the United States Senate joins with a 
     grateful Nation in expressing our respect and appreciation to 
     the the men and women who served in World War II, and their 
     families. Further, we remember and pay tribute to those 
     Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their life 
     for their country.

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

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