[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 38--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF WENDELL H. FORD, FORMER 
         UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, 
Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franken, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. 
Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, 
Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted the following resolution; which was:

                               S. Res. 38

       Whereas Wendell H. Ford was born in Daviess County, 
     Kentucky in 1924, and attended the University of Kentucky;
       Whereas Wendell H. Ford served in the United States Army 
     during World War II, earning the rank of Technical Sergeant, 
     the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, 
     the Good Conduct Medal, and the Expert Infantryman Badge;
       Whereas Wendell H. Ford served in the Kentucky Army 
     National Guard from 1949 to 1962, earning the rank of First 
     Lieutenant;
       Whereas Wendell H. Ford served as the Lieutenant Governor 
     of Kentucky from 1967 to 1971 and the Governor of Kentucky 
     from 1971 to 1974;
       Whereas Wendell H. Ford was first elected to the United 
     States Senate in 1974 and served four terms as a Senator from 
     the Commonwealth of Kentucky with honor and distinction;
       Whereas Wendell H. Ford, when he was elected to his fourth 
     term in the Senate on November 3, 1992, received the largest 
     number of votes for elected office ever recorded in the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky up to that time;
       Whereas Wendell H. Ford served the Senate as the Majority 
     Whip from 1991 to 1995 and as the Democratic Whip from 1995 
     to 1999;
       Whereas Wendell H. Ford was the only Kentuckian to ever win 
     election to consecutive terms as Lieutenant Governor, 
     Governor, and Senator;
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Wendell 
     H. Ford, former member of the United States Senate;
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     late Wendell H. Ford.

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