[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8499-S8500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 229.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 229) designating the week beginning 
     August 30, 2009, as ``National Historically Black Colleges 
     and Universities Week.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, before asking unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, I wish to speak in support of S. Res. 229.
  Wilberforce University, in Ohio, is one of the great historically 
Black colleges and universities in this country and provides terrific 
service and terrific education for people in my State.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid 
upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 229) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 229

       Whereas there are 103 historically Black colleges and 
     universities in the United States;
       Whereas historically Black colleges and universities 
     provide the quality education essential to full participation 
     in a complex, highly technological society;
       Whereas historically Black colleges and universities have a 
     rich heritage and have played a prominent role in the history 
     of the United States;
       Whereas historically Black colleges and universities allow 
     talented and diverse students, many of whom represent 
     underserved populations, to attain their full potential 
     through higher education; and
       Whereas the achievements and goals of historically Black 
     colleges and universities are

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     deserving of national recognition: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week beginning August 30, 2009, as 
     ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     Week''; and
       (2) calls on the people of the United States and interested 
     groups to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies, 
     activities, and programs to demonstrate support for 
     historically Black colleges and universities in the United 
     States.

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