[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S14349]
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    RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 377.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 377) recognizing and celebrating the 
     centennial of Oklahoma statehood.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 377) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 377

       Whereas, on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma officially became 
     the 46th State of the Union;
       Whereas the State of Oklahoma is known as the Sooner State;
       Whereas the State of Oklahoma has become a national leader 
     in agriculture, natural resource industries, technology, and 
     manufacturing;
       Whereas the people of Oklahoma have harvested the natural 
     abundance of the State to produce a wealth which has enabled 
     the building of cities, educational institutions, an 
     unhurried pace of life, and a rich culture, while maintaining 
     the pristine ecology;
       Whereas the beautiful mountains, rivers, lakes, trees, 
     plains, and fields of the State of Oklahoma are appreciated 
     and preserved, and the quality of life is unsurpassed; and
       Whereas, on November 16, 2007, the State of Oklahoma will 
     begin a new century of statehood: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and celebrates the 
     centennial of Oklahoma statehood.

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