[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5588]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THOMAS F. EAGLETON

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 97 submitted earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 97) relative to the death of Thomas 
     F. Eagleton, former United States Senator for the State of 
     Missouri.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and any statements be printed at the appropriate place in the 
Record as if given, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 97) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:
       Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton spent his 30-year career in 
     elected office dedicating himself to his country and his home 
     state, representing Missouri in the United States Senate for 
     18 years;
       Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton served in the United States Navy 
     from 1948 until 1949;
       Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton, a graduate of Amherst College 
     and Harvard University Law School, launched his political 
     career with his election as St. Louis Circuit Attorney in 
     1956 and was elected Missouri Attorney General in 1960 and 
     Missouri Lieutenant Governor in 1964;
       Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton was elected to the United States 
     Senate in 1968, ultimately serving three terms and leaving an 
     imprint on United States history by co-authoring legislation 
     creating the Pell Grant program to provide youth with higher 
     education assistance, helping to create the National 
     Institute on Aging, and leading the charge to designate 8 
     federally-protected wilderness areas in southern Missouri;
       Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton continued to contribute to his 
     community, state, and nation following his 1986 retirement by 
     practicing law, teaching college courses, writing political 
     commentaries, and encouraging civility in politics;
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Thomas F. Eagleton, 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 stands adjourned today, it 
     stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
     the Honorable Thomas F. Eagleton.

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