[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 154 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S14752]
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         SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 29--RELATIVE TO JERUSALEM

  Mr. DOLE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                            S. Con. Res. 29

       Whereas the Senate wishes to mark the 3000th anniversary of 
     King David's establishment of Jerusalem as the capital of 
     Israel; and
       Where as Jerusalem, the City of David, has been the focal 
     point of Jewish life; and
       Where as Jerusalem, the City of Peace, has held a unique 
     place and exerted a unique influence on the moral development 
     of Western Civilization; and
       Where as no other city on Earth is today the capital of the 
     same country, inhabited by the same people, speaking the same 
     language, and worshipping the same God as it was 3000 years 
     ago;
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), The architect is directed to make the necessary 
     arrangements for a date in October to be mutually agreed upon 
     by the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate, after consultation with the Minority Leaders of the 
     two houses, for the use of the Rotunda for a celebration of 
     the founding of the city of Jerusalem .

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