[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13643]
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                 DESIGNATING 2002 THE YEAR OF THE ROSE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to Calendar No. 285, S.J. Res. 8.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the joint resolution by 
title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) designating 2002 as the 
     ``Year of the Rose''.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the joint 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the joint 
resolution be read a third time, passed, the preamble be agreed to, the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to the joint resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) was read the third time and 
passed.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The joint resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 8

       Whereas the study of fossils has shown that the rose has 
     been a native wild flower in the United States for over 
     35,000,000 years;
       Whereas the rose is grown today in every State;
       Whereas the rose has long represented love, friendship, 
     beauty, peace, and the devotion of the American people to 
     their country;
       Whereas the rose has been cultivated and grown in gardens 
     for over 5,000 years and is referred to in both the Old and 
     New Testaments;
       Whereas the rose has for many years been the favorite 
     flower of the American people, has captivated the affection 
     of humankind, and has been revered and renowned in art, 
     music, and literature;
       Whereas our first President was also our first rose 
     breeder, 1 of his varieties being named after his mother and 
     still being grown today; and
       Whereas in 1986 the rose was designated and adopted as the 
     national floral emblem of the United States: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That 
     Congress--
       (1) designates the year of 2002 as the ``Year of the 
     Rose''; and
       (2) requests the President to issue a proclamation calling 
     on the people of the United States to observe the year with 
     appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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