[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 59 (Monday, April 26, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S2664]
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 EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES REGARDING THE TRAGEDY IN ANACORTES, WASHINGTON

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 500, which was 
submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 500) expressing the sincere 
     condolences of the Senate to the family, loved ones, United 
     Steelworkers, fellow workers, and the Anacortes community on 
     the tragedy at the Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes, Washington.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DODD. 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 that any 
statements related to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 500) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 500

       Whereas the State of Washington, the Tesoro Corporation, 
     and the United Steelworkers experienced a tragedy on April 2, 
     2010, when a fire occurred at the Tesoro refinery in 
     Anacortes, Washington;
       Whereas 7 workers died as a result of the tragedy: Daniel 
     J. Aldridge, Matthew C. Bowen, Donna Van Dreumel, Matt 
     Gumbel, Darrin J. Hoines, Lew Janz, and Kathryn Powell;
       Whereas Federal and State government agencies, including 
     the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, and the Washington State 
     Department of Labor and Industries, are investigating the 
     tragedy and reviewing current safety procedures and processes 
     to prevent future tragedies from occurring; and
       Whereas, to support the victims and the families involved 
     in the tragedy, the United Steelworkers Local 12-591 has 
     established the Tesoro Incident Family Fund and the Tesoro 
     Corporation and the Skagit Community Foundation have 
     partnered to establish the Tesoro Anacortes Refinery 
     Survivors Fund: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses the sincere condolences of the Senate to the 
     family, loved ones, United Steelworkers, fellow workers, and 
     the Anacortes community on the tragedy at the Tesoro refinery 
     in Anacortes, Washington; and
       (2) honors Daniel J. Aldridge, Matthew C. Bowen, Donna Van 
     Dreumel, Matt Gumbel, Darrin J. Hoines, Lew Janz, and Kathryn 
     Powell.

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