[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S7077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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    SENATE RESOLUTION 220--HONORING THE LIFE OF SENATOR CRAIG THOMAS

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, 
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Craig, 
Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, 
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, 
Mr. Martinez, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, 
Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of 
Nebraska, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, 
Mr. Salazar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sununu, 
Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, 
Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; 
which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 220

       Whereas Senator Craig Thomas had a long and honorable 
     history of public service, serving in the United States 
     Marine Corps, the Wyoming State Legislature, the United 
     States House of Representatives, and the United States 
     Senate;
       Whereas Senator Craig Thomas represented the people of 
     Wyoming with honor and distinction for over 20 years;
       Whereas Senator Craig Thomas was first elected to the 
     United States House of Representatives in 1989;
       Whereas Senator Craig Thomas was subsequently elected 3 
     times to the United States Senate by record margins of more 
     than 70 percent; and
       Whereas Senator Craig Thomas's life and career were marked 
     by the best of his Western values: hard work, plain speaking, 
     common sense, courage, and integrity: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the United States Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Craig Thomas, a Senator from the State of Wyoming;
       (2) the Senate mourns the loss of one of its most esteemed 
     members, Senator Craig Thomas, and expresses its condolences 
     to the people of Wyoming and to his wife, Susan, and his 4 
     children;
       (3) the Secretary of the Senate shall communicate this 
     resolution to the House of Representatives and transmit an 
     enrolled copy thereof to the family of Senator Craig Thomas; 
     and
       (4) when the Senate adjourns today, it shall stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
     Senator Craig Thomas.

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