[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 29 (Friday, March 11, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S2585]
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             HONORING THE LIFE OF ENRIQUE ``KIKI'' CAMARENA

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
73, and that the Senate then proceed to its 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. 73) honoring the life of Enrique 
     ``Kiki'' Camarena.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the 
resolution be printed in the Record as if read, without further 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 73) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                               S. Res. 73

       Whereas Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena, a Special Agent of the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration for 11 years, was abducted 
     and brutally murdered by drug barons in 1985;
       Whereas Enrique Camarena dedicated his life to serving the 
     law enforcement community and the Nation as a whole and was 
     the devoted husband of Geneva Alvarado and loving father of 
     Enrique, Daniel, and Eric;
       Whereas Enrique Camarena received 2 Sustained Superior 
     Performance Awards and a Special Achievement Award while 
     serving the Drug Enforcement Administration;
       Whereas Enrique Camarena's dedication to reducing the 
     scourge of drugs eventually cost him his life;
       Whereas ``Camarena Clubs'' to combat drug abuse have been 
     created in high schools across the Nation to honor his 
     memory;
       Whereas Enrique Camarena is honored each year during 
     National Red Ribbon Week; and
       Whereas the 20th Anniversary of Enrique Camarena's death 
     will be specially honored on March 9, 2005, at the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration headquarters: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) mourns the loss of Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena;
       (2) recognizes the contributions of Enrique Camarena to our 
     National efforts to combat drug abuse;
       (3) admires the courage and dedication of Enrique Camarena 
     in his work as a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration;
       (4) expresses gratitude for the legacy left by Enrique 
     Camarena; and
       (5) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of Enrique 
     Camarena.

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