[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, later today Members of Congress will 
join President Obama and the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to honor 
the bicentennial of President Lincoln's birth. My good friend Senator 
Bunning has my gratitude for his work on the Commission.
  The people of my State are rightly proud of the fact that Abraham 
Lincoln was born 3 miles south of Hodgenville, KY. And there are events 
across our State and others honoring this great man. And the ceremony 
later today will be an opportunity for us all to remember his life and 
service.

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