[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Pages 25976-25977]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         FEED AMERICA THURSDAY

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 314, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 314) designating Thursday, November 
     17, 2005, as ``Feed America Thursday.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 314) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 314

       Whereas Thanksgiving Day celebrates the spirit of selfless 
     giving and an appreciation for family and friends;
       Whereas the spirit of Thanksgiving Day is a virtue upon 
     which our Nation was founded;

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       Whereas 33,000,000 Americans, including 13,000,000 
     children, continue to live in households that do not have an 
     adequate supply of food;
       Whereas almost 3,000,000 of those children experience 
     hunger; and
       Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine spirit of 
     Thanksgiving, both affirming and restoring fundamental 
     principles in our society: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates Thursday, November 17, 2005, as ``Feed 
     America Thursday''; and
       (2) calls upon the people of the United States to sacrifice 
     2 meals on Thursday, November 17, 2005, and to donate the 
     money that they would have spent on food to a religious or 
     charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of 
     feeding the hungry.

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