[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S11130]
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                     NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY MONTH

  Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 336, submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 336) expressing the sense of the 
     Senate regarding designation of the month of November 2009 as 
     ``National Military Family Month.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. CASEY. Mr. 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 any 
statements related to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 336) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 336

       Whereas military families, through their sacrifices and 
     their dedication to the United States and its values, 
     represent the bedrock upon which the United States was 
     founded and upon which the country continues to rely in these 
     perilous and challenging times: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) it is the sense of the Senate that the month of 
     November 2009 should be designated as ``National Military 
     Family Month''; and
       (2) the Senate encourages the people of the United States 
     to observe ``National Military Family Month'' with 
     appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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