[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4452-S4453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 99 submitted earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 99) relative to the death of Daniel 
     Patrick Moynihan, former United States Senator for the State 
     of New York.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 99) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 99.

       Whereas Daniel Patrick Moynihan served in the United States 
     Navy from 1944 to 1947;
       Whereas Daniel Patrick Moynihan held cabinet or sub-cabinet 
     positions under Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, 
     Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford from 1961 to 1976;
       Whereas Daniel Patrick Moynihan served as Ambassador to 
     India from 1973 to 1975;

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       Whereas Daniel Patrick Moynihan served as the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1975 to 
     1976;
       Whereas Daniel Patrick Moynihan served the people of New 
     York with distinction for 24 years in the United States 
     Senate; and
       Whereas Daniel Patrick Moynihan was the author of countless 
     books and scholarly articles which contributed enormously to 
     the intellectual vigor of the nation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former member of the 
     United States Senate.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased;
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

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