[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1003]
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    SENATE RESOLUTION 374--RELATING TO THE DEATH OF ANTONIN SCALIA, 
      ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, 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. 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. 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. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, 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 ordered held at the desk:

                              S. Res. 374

       Whereas Antonin Scalia, the late Associate Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States, was born in Trenton, New 
     Jersey, to Salvatore Eugene Scalia and Catherine Panaro 
     Scalia and raised in Queens, New York;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia enrolled in Georgetown University, 
     where he graduated valedictorian and summa cum laude and 
     earned a bachelor's degree in history;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia graduated magna cum laude from 
     Harvard Law School, where he was a notes editor for the 
     Harvard Law Review;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia married Maureen McCarthy, with whom 
     he raised 9 children, Ann, Eugene, John, Catherine, Mary 
     Claire, Paul, Matthew, Christopher, and Margaret;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia was an accomplished attorney in 
     Cleveland, Ohio, and a law professor at the University of 
     Virginia and the University of Chicago;
       Whereas President Richard Nixon selected Antonin Scalia to 
     be General Counsel for the Office of Telecommunications 
     Policy;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia served as chairman of the 
     Administrative Conference of the United States;
       Whereas President Richard Nixon selected Antonin Scalia to 
     be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel 
     of the Department of Justice, and President Gerald Ford 
     resubmitted the nomination of Antonin Scalia to serve in that 
     position;
       Whereas President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia to 
     be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit;
       Whereas President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia to 
     serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
     United States;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia had a profound love for hunting and 
     the arts, in particular opera;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia was a man of enormous intellect, 
     incisive analytical skill, and tremendous wit, a combination 
     reflected in the clarity of his judicial opinions;
       Whereas the record of Antonin Scalia illustrates a belief 
     in judicial restraint, judicial independence, and the rule of 
     law;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia moved public discussion toward a 
     greater appreciation of the text and original meaning of the 
     Constitution as a basis for interpreting the terms of the 
     Constitution;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia enforced the separation of powers 
     contained in the Constitution as a bulwark for individual 
     freedom;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia raised the level of the quality of 
     oral argument and judicial decisionmaking;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia was highly regarded by each of his 
     colleagues, including colleagues with a judicial philosophy 
     that differed from his own;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia served with distinction on the 
     Supreme Court for more than 29 years;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia was 1 of the most influential and 
     memorable Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia was the embodiment of each of the 
     ideal qualities of a judge: fairness, openmindedness, and 
     above all commitment to intellectual rigor in application of 
     the Constitution and the rule of law;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia will be remembered as 1 of the great 
     Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States;
       Whereas Antonin Scalia passed away on February 13, 2016; 
     and
       Whereas the nation is deeply indebted to Antonin Scalia, a 
     truly distinguished individual of the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) extends heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of 
     Antonin Scalia;
       (2) acknowledges the lifetime of service of Antonin Scalia 
     to the United States as a talented attorney, a learned law 
     professor, a dedicated public servant, a brilliant jurist, 
     and 1 of the great Justices of the Supreme Court of the 
     United States; and
       (3) commends Antonin Scalia for the 29-year tenure on the 
     Supreme Court of the United States.

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