[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 125 (Friday, September 30, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S10805]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 262--CONDEMNING THE STATEMENTS OF FORMER EDUCATION 
                      SECRETARY WILLIAM J. BENNETT

  Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Corzine, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
Landrieu, and Mr. Schumer,) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 262

       Whereas William J. Bennett served as chairman of the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities from 1981 to 1985.
       Whereas William J. Bennett served as Secretary of Education 
     from 1985 to 1988.
       Whereas William J. Bennett served as Director of the Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy from 1989 to 1990.
       Whereas on September 28, 2005 William J. Bennett stated the 
     following on Salem Radio Network's Bill Bennett's Morning in 
     America: ``[I] do know that it's true that if you wanted to 
     reduce crime, you could--if that were your sole purpose, you 
     could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime 
     rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, 
     and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate 
     would go down.''
       Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved,
       Sec. 1. That the Senate strongly condemns William J. 
     Bennett's reprehensible statements of September 28, 2005.
       Sec. 2. That the Senate believes that such statements are 
     unbecoming of a former Cabinet Secretary.

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