[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S13003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 349--HONORING VICE PRESIDENT ALBERT GORE, JR., AND 
 THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE FOR RECEIVING THE 2007 
     NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE 
          UNDERSTANDING OF THE THREATS POSED BY GLOBAL WARMING

  Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Obama, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Nelson of 
Florida, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Casey) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 349

       Whereas the Norwegian Nobel Committee selected Vice 
     President Albert Arnold (Al) Gore, Jr., and the 
     Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as Nobel 
     Peace Prize Laureates for 2007, acknowledging them ``for 
     their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge 
     about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for 
     the measures that are needed to counteract such change'';
       Whereas the Nobel Committee found that Vice President Gore 
     ``became aware at an early stage of the climatic challenges 
     the world is facing'', and that his ``strong commitment . . . 
     has strengthened the struggle against climate change'';
       Whereas the IPCC, according to the Nobel Committee, is 
     composed of thousands of scientists and officials from more 
     than 100 countries, has sponsored research and scientific 
     collaboration over the last 2 decades and ``has created an 
     ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between 
     human activities and global warming: and
       Whereas the Nobel Committee stated that Vice President Gore 
     ``is probably the single individual who has done most to 
     create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that 
     need to be adopted'' to combat global warming, Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate honors Vice President Albert 
     Arnold Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
     Change for receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, in 
     recognition of their longstanding efforts to promote 
     understanding of the threats posed by global warming.

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