[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 161 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S11000]
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           CONGRATULATING THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 331, submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Shaheen). The clerk will report the 
resolution by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 331) congratulating the United States 
     Military Academy at West Point on being named by Forbes 
     magazine as America's Best College of 2009.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the consideration 
of the resolution.
  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or 
debate, and that any statements relating to the resolution be printed 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 331) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 331

       Whereas Forbes magazine has named the United States 
     Military Academy at West Point as America's Best College for 
     2009;
       Whereas the United States has had a military presence at 
     West Point since the Revolutionary War because of its 
     strategic position overlooking the Hudson River;
       Whereas General George Washington selected Thaddeus 
     Kosciuszko to design West Point's fortifications in 1778;
       Whereas West Point is the oldest continuously occupied 
     military post in the United States;
       Whereas President Thomas Jefferson established the United 
     States Military Academy at West Point in 1802;
       Whereas West Point has educated many of the United States 
     Army's commissioned officers;
       Whereas West Point instructs 4,400 cadets per year in 
     academics, military tactics, physical fitness, and 
     leadership;
       Whereas approximately 1,000 cadets graduate each year and 
     are commissioned in the United States Armed Services;
       Whereas 2 Presidents of the United States, 74 Congressional 
     Medal of Honor recipients, 88 Rhodes Scholars, 33 Marshall 
     Scholars, and 28 Truman Scholars have graduated from West 
     Point;
       Whereas in addition to academics and military training, 
     West Point offers extracurricular activities that include the 
     Eisenhower Hall Theatre and 115 athletic and non-sport clubs; 
     and
       Whereas West Point offers a well-rounded, highly regarded 
     education to the next generation of the Nation's leaders: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the United States Military Academy at 
     West Point on being named by Forbes magazine as America's 
     Best College for 2009;
       (2) supports West Point's mission ``to educate, train, and 
     inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a 
     commissioned leader of character committed to the values of 
     Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of 
     professional excellence and service to the Nation as an 
     officer in the United States Army''; and
       (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
     transmit a copy of this resolution to the Superintendent of 
     West Point.

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