[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 169 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S11376]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    DESIGNATING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009, AS ``FEED AMERICA DAY''

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate 
now proceed to S. Res. 334.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 334) designating Thursday, November 
     19, 2009, as ``Feed America Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DURBIN. 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. 334) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 334

       Whereas Thanksgiving Day celebrates the spirit of selfless 
     giving and an appreciation for family and friends;
       Whereas the spirit of Thanksgiving Day is a virtue upon 
     which the Nation was founded;
       Whereas according to the Department of Agriculture, roughly 
     35,000,000 people in the United States, including 12,000,000 
     children, continue to live in households that do not have an 
     adequate supply of food; and
       Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine spirit of 
     thanksgiving, both affirming and restoring fundamental 
     principles in our society: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates Thursday, November 19, 2009, as ``Feed 
     America Day''; and
       (2) encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice 
     2 meals on Thursday, November 19, 2009, and to donate the 
     money that they would have spent on such food to a religious 
     or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of 
     feeding the hungry.

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