[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 28721-28722]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 69--REQUESTING THAT THE UNITED STATES 
 POSTAL SERVICE ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAL STAMP HONORING THE 200TH 
                ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVAL SHIPYARD SYSTEM

  Ms. SNOWE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs:

                            S. Con. Res. 69

       Whereas in the year 2000, the United States naval shipyards 
     will celebrate 200 years of service to the Nation;
       Whereas naval technology has proven invaluable to the 
     Nation by strengthening national defense, preserving world 
     maritime freedom, and producing scientific breakthroughs;
       Whereas in peacetime, ships built in United States naval 
     shipyards patrol around the clock to preserve peace and keep 
     the United States free;
       Whereas Kittery, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was the first 
     major United States naval shipyard of the modern era;
       Whereas on June 12, 2000, the Kittery, Portsmouth Naval 
     Shipyard will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its 
     founding;
       Whereas since its inception at Kittery, Portsmouth, the 
     United States naval shipyard system has grown to include 11 
     facilities located on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, 
     and at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii;
       Whereas since 1800, United States naval shipyards have 
     built hundreds of naval ships, and completed thousands of 
     overhauls on ships of both the United States Navy and those 
     of many United States allies;
       Whereas today, the United States Navy is the preeminent 
     naval force in the world, and ships constructed in United 
     States naval shipyards have helped lead the way to victory in 
     numerous global conflicts; and
       Whereas United States naval shipyard workers, both past and 
     present, have a well-deserved sense of pride in their 
     accomplishments, which have kept our Navy strong and our 
     country free: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Congress requests that--
       (1) the United States Postal Service issue a commemorative 
     postage stamp in honor of the 200th anniversary of the 
     founding of the United States naval shipyards; and
       (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee recommend to the 
     Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I rise today to submit a resolution 
expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
should be issued honoring the United States Naval Shipyards.
  This legislation calls upon the United States Postal Service to issue 
a commemorative postage stamp honoring the legacy of our naval shipyard 
system on the occasion of its 200th anniversary, which will take place 
in the year 2000.
  Mr. President, naval technology has proven invaluable to our nation 
by strengthening our national defense, preserving world maritime 
freedom, and producing significant scientific breakthroughs. In 
peacetime, ships built in naval shipyards patrol around the clock to 
preserve peace and keep the United States free. As Chair of the Senate 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, I am proud that, today, the 
U.S. Navy is the preeminent naval force in the world. Ships constructed 
in U.S. yards have helped lead the way to victory in numerous global 
conflicts.
  Naval shipyards workers, both past and present, have a well-deserved 
sense of pride in their accomplishments which have kept our Navy strong 
and our country free. Likewise, veterans of the United States Naval 
Force have served with courage, honor and distinction, risking their 
lives in combat and against an unforgiving sea.
  On June 12, 2000, the Kittery/Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine will

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celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding. Kittery/Portsmouth was 
the first major naval shipyard of the modern era. From the beginnings 
at Kittery/Portsmouth, the naval shipyard system grew to eventually 
include eleven yards located on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, 
and at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In the two hundred years since 1800, naval 
yards have built hundreds of naval ships, and completed thousands of 
overhauls on ships of both the U.S. Navy and those of U.S. allies.
  I believe this resolution would be a fitting way to recognize the 
forthcoming bicentennial of our public shipyards. I strongly believe 
that the contributions of the hundreds of thousands of men and women 
who work in our shipyards are worthy of recognition.
  Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to join me in this show of 
support for our shipyards.

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