[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 11, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S3607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 471--HONORING FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH ON 
 THE OCCASION OF HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY AND BARBARA BUSH ON THE OCCASION OF 
HER 89TH BIRTHDAY AND EXTENDING THE BEST WISHES OF THE SENATE TO FORMER 
                      PRESIDENT BUSH AND MRS. BUSH

  Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. King, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Reid of Nevada, 
Mr. McConnell, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Portman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rubio, Ms. 
Ayotte, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Isakson, 
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. 
Fischer, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Coats, Mr. Corker, Mr. 
Coburn, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Burr, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
Flake, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Franken, Mr. McCain, Mr. Paul, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Kirk) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 471

       Whereas George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton, 
     Massachusetts, on June 12, 1924;
       Whereas on his 18th birthday, George H.W. Bush 
     enlisted in the Armed Forces of the United States;
       Whereas George H.W. Bush was the youngest pilot in the 
     United States Navy when he received his wings;
       Whereas George H.W. Bush flew 58 combat missions during 
     World War II, including a mission over the Pacific as a 
     torpedo bomber pilot during which he was shot down by 
     Japanese antiaircraft fire and later rescued from the water 
     by a United States submarine, the U.S.S. Finback;
       Whereas George H.W. Bush was awarded the Distinguished 
     Flying Cross and three Air Medals for his service during 
     World War II;
       Whereas George H.W. Bush was honorably released from active 
     duty in 1945, achieving the rank of Lieutenant;
       Whereas in January 1945, George H.W. Bush married Barbara 
     Pierce;
       Whereas George H.W. Bush graduated from Yale University, 
     where he was captain of the baseball team and excelled in 
     academics;
       Whereas in 1966, George H.W. Bush was elected to the House 
     of Representatives, where he served with integrity for two 
     terms;
       Whereas in 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed George 
     H.W. Bush to be the United States Ambassador to the United 
     Nations, a post he held for two years after confirmation by 
     the Senate;
       Whereas in 1974, President Gerald R. Ford appointed George 
     H.W. Bush as chief of the United States Liaison Office in the 
     People's Republic of China, where his efforts helped foster 
     the development of positive relations between the United 
     States and the People's Republic of China;
       Whereas from January 1976 to January 1977, George H.W. Bush 
     served as the Director of Central Intelligence, and the 
     Central Intelligence Agency headquarters was later designated 
     the George Bush Center for Intelligence in his honor;
       Whereas from 1981 to 1989, George H.W. Bush served as the 
     43rd Vice President of the United States;
       Whereas George H.W. Bush was elected the 41st 
     President of the United States in 1988;
       Whereas George H.W. Bush directed the negotiation of and 
     signed the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of 
     Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Moscow July 31, 1991 and 
     entered into force December 5, 1994 (the Strategic Arms 
     Reduction Treaty of 1991 (START I)), which required the 
     United States and the Soviet Union to reduce their nuclear 
     arsenals by \1/3\;
       Whereas during his Presidency, George H.W. Bush signed into 
     law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12101 et seq.) and Public Law 101-549 (commonly known as the 
     ``Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990'') (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
     seq.);
       Whereas since leaving office, George H.W. Bush has been an 
     international ambassador of United States goodwill and a 
     strong supporter of the George Bush School of Government and 
     Public Service at Texas A&M University, which was named for 
     the former President in 1997;
       Whereas George H.W. Bush was awarded the Presidential Medal 
     of Freedom in 2011;
       Whereas, on June 8, 2014, former First Lady Barbara Bush, 
     George H.W. Bush's wife of 69 years, who has dedicated 
     herself to promoting family literacy and improving the lives 
     of the people of the United States through learning, 
     celebrated her 89th birthday; and
       Whereas, on June 12, 2014, George H.W. Bush celebrates his 
     90th birthday: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors former President George H.W. Bush on the 
     occasion of his 90th birthday; and
       (2) extends the congratulations and best wishes of the 
     Senate to former President Bush and Barbara Bush.

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