[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12319]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 170--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF J. JAMES EXON, FORMER 
            UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF NEBRASKA

  Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, 
Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Burr, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, 
Mr. Carper, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
Cochran, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corzine, 
Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dayton, Mr. DeMint, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, 
Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, 
Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, 
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, 
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. 
Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, 
Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Salazar, 
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sununu, 
Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
Warner, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 170

       Whereas J. James Exon served in the United States Army 
     Signal Corps from 1942-1945 and in the United States Army 
     Reserve from 1945-1949;
       Whereas J. James Exon served as Governor of the State of 
     Nebraska from 1971-1979;
       Whereas J. James Exon served the people of Nebraska with 
     distinction for 18 years in the United States Senate where he 
     was a proponent of a strong national defense and 
     knowledgeable source on geopolitical matters;
         Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable J. James Exon, 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 
     Honorable J. James Exon.

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