[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S5883]
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                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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       DECLARATION BY THE TRUST FOR THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. SENATE

 Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to 
submit this declaration by the Trust for the Future to the U.S. Senate 
to honor the work of the trust and its founder and president, Charles 
A. Howell III:

       Be it known by all present, that, from this day forward, 
     the last Sunday of June is to be known as Descendants Day. 
     Henceforth, this shall be the day in each year when all the 
     world's citizens assess the impact of their activities during 
     the preceding year on their neighbors and their descendants 
     across time.
       Be it further proclaimed, that the ultimate goal of this 
     endeavor is to reach the day when we can celebrate a year in 
     which the consequences of our activities had no measurable 
     negative impact on our neighbors or our descendants and 
     instead see clearly that the impact of our actions on 
     posterity is decidedly beneficial and sustainable.
       Each generation of Americans has an unspoken bond and 
     commitment with the previous and next generations to leave 
     the world better than we found it. In many ways, today we are 
     not keeping that commitment. We aspire to encourage others 
     around the world to join in this yearly celebration of 
     courageous accountability in the sure knowledge that we will 
     be followed by billions of persons who will either condemn us 
     or praise us for efforts we may or may not expend on their 
     behalf.
       On this the Seventeenth Day of the Sixth Month in the Year 
     of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven, we 
     affirm our desire to pursue this course with all 
     diligence.

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