[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 19 (Thursday, February 28, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1376-S1377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 208, and 
the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 208) commending students who 
     participated in the United States Senate Youth Program 
     between 1962 and 2002.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution and preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and that any statements regarding thereto be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 208) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                              S. Res. 208

       Whereas the students who have participated in the United 
     States Senate Youth Program (referred to in this resolution 
     as the ``Senate Youth Program'') over the past 40 years were 
     chosen for their exceptional merit and interest in the 
     political process;
       Whereas the students demonstrated outstanding leadership 
     abilities and a strong commitment to community service and 
     have ranked academically in the top 1 percent of their 
     States;
       Whereas the Senate Youth Program alumni have continued to 
     achieve unparalleled

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     success in their education and careers and have demonstrated 
     a strong commitment to public service on the local, State, 
     national, and global levels;
       Whereas the Senate Youth Program alumni have reflected 
     excellent qualities of citizenship and have contributed to 
     the Nation's constitutional democracy, be it in either 
     professional or volunteer capacities, and have made an 
     indelible impression on their communities;
       Whereas the chief State school officers, on behalf of the 
     State Departments of Education, have selected outstanding 
     participants for the Senate Youth Program;
       Whereas the Department of Defense, Department of State, and 
     other Federal Departments, as well as Congress, have offered 
     support and provided top level speakers who have inspired and 
     educated the students of the Senate Youth Program; and
       Whereas the directors of the William Randolph Hearst 
     Foundation have continually made the Senate Youth Program 
     available for outstanding young students and exposed them to 
     the varied aspects of public service: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate congratulates, honors, and pays 
     tribute to the more than 4,000 exemplary students who have 
     been selected, on their merit, to participate in the United 
     States Senate Youth Program between 1962 and 2002.

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