[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 20 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S1542]
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                COMMENDING THE MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to S. Res. 68, which was submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 68) commending the Miss America 
     organization for its longstanding commitment to quality 
     education and the character of women in the United States.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. It is late, but everyone should know the Miss America 
Pageant is in Las Vegas this year.
  I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the 
preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 68) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 68

       Whereas the Miss America Organization was formed in 1921;
       Whereas, in 1945, the organization established a 
     scholarship program to assist young women achieve their 
     personal and professional goals;
       Whereas contestants in the Miss America Pageant must first 
     succeed in local and State pageants;
       Whereas the 52 young women who participated in the Miss 
     America Pageant showed great poise and accomplishment;
       Whereas Lauren Nelson, of Lawton, Oklahoma, was crowned 
     Miss America 2007, the sixth Oklahoman in history and the 
     second in a row;
       Whereas Oklahoma now joins only 2 other States in boasting 
     6 Miss America crowns and 3 other States in holding 
     consecutive crowns; and
       Whereas the Senate family is also proud of Kate Michael of 
     Senator Johnny Isakson's office, who represented the District 
     of Columbia in the Miss America Pageant: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the Miss America Organization for its 
     longstanding commitment to quality education and the 
     character of women in the United States;
       (2) congratulates Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson of 
     Lawton, Oklahoma, the 80th woman crowned Miss America; and
       (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to Lauren Nelson in care of the Miss 
     America Organization.

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