[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 22 (Monday, February 8, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S1379]
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 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 7--HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF KING 
                       HUSSEIN IBN TALA AL-HASHEM

  By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Helms, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Allard, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, 
Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, 
Mr. Cleland, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. 
Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
Fitzgerald, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, 
Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
Hollings, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, 
Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Nickles, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, 
Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Smith  of New Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, 
Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
Torricelli, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                             S. Con. Res. 7

       Whereas King Hussein ibn Talal al-Hashem was born in Amman 
     on November 14, 1935;
       Whereas he was proclaimed king of Jordan in August of 1952 
     at the age of 17 following the assassination of his 
     grandfather, King Abdullah and the abdication of his father, 
     Talal;
       Whereas King Hussein became the longest serving head of 
     state in the Middle East, working with every U.S. President 
     since Dwight D. Eisenhower;
       Whereas under King Hussein, Jordan has instituted wide-
     ranging democratic reforms;
       Whereas throughout his life, King Hussein survived multiple 
     assassination attempts, plots to overthrow his government and 
     attacks on Jordan, invariably meeting such attacks with 
     fierce courage and devotion to his Kingdom and its people;
       Whereas despite decades of conflict with the State of 
     Israel, King Hussein invariably maintained a dialogue with 
     the Jewish state, and ultimately signed a full-fledged peace 
     treaty with Israel on October 26, 1994;
       Whereas King Hussein has established a model for Arab-
     Israeli coexistence in Jordan's ties with the State of 
     Israel, including deepening political and cultural relations, 
     growing trade and economic ties and other major 
     accomplishments;
       Whereas King Hussein contributed to the cause of peace in 
     the Middle East with tireless energy, rising from his sick 
     bed at the last to assist in the Wye Plantation talks between 
     the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority;
       Whereas King Hussein fought cancer with the same courage he 
     displayed in tirelessly promoting and making invaluable 
     contributions to peace in the Middle East;
       Whereas on February 7, 1999, King Hussein succumbed to 
     cancer in Amman, Jordan: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate, (The House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the 
     family of King Hussein and to all the people of Jordan in 
     this difficult time;
       (2) expresses admiration for King Hussein's enlightened 
     leadership and gratitude for his support for peace throughout 
     the Middle East;
       (3) expresses its support and best wishes for the new 
     government of Jordan under King Abdullah;
       (4) reaffirms the United States commitment to strengthening 
     the vital relationship between our two governments and 
     peoples;
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit 
     an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of the 
     deceased.

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