[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15372-S15373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING BOYS TOWN ON ITS 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 403, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 403) congratulating Boys Town on its 
     90th anniversary celebration.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed

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to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 403) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 403

       Whereas on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, Boys Town 
     celebrates the 90th anniversary of the date Father Flanagan 
     founded Boys Town to serve hurting children and their 
     families;
       Whereas Father Flanagan's legacy, Boys Town, is a beacon of 
     hope to thousands of young people across the Nation;
       Whereas in 2006 nearly 450,000 children and families found 
     help through the Boys Town National Hotline, including 34,000 
     calls from youth where hotline staff intervened to save a 
     life or provide therapeutic counseling, and nearly 1,000,000 
     more children were assisted through outreach and training 
     programs;
       Whereas Boys Town continues to find new ways to bring 
     healing and hope to more children and families;
       Whereas new programs at Boys Town seek to increase the 
     number of children assisted and bring resources and expertise 
     to bear on the problems facing our Nation's children; and
       Whereas Boys Town's mission is to change the way America 
     cares for children and families by providing and promoting a 
     continuum of care that strengthens them in mind, body, and 
     spirit: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses its heartfelt congratulations to the Boys 
     Town family on the historic occasion of its 90th anniversary; 
     and
       (2) extends its thanks to the extraordinary Boys Town 
     community for its important work with our Nation's children 
     and families.

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