[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 149--EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE ON THE 
               TRAGIC EVENTS AT VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY

  Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, 
Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, 
Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
Cochran, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, 
Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, 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. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, 
Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. 
Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, 
Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of 
Florida, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, 
Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 149

       Resolved, that the Senate--
       (1) offers its heartfelt condolences to the victims and 
     their families, and to students, faculty, administration and 
     staff and their families who have been deeply affected by the 
     tragic events that occurred today at Virginia Tech in 
     Blacksburg, Virginia;
       (2) expresses its hope that today's losses will lead to a 
     shared national commitment to take steps that will help our 
     communities prevent such tragedies from occurring in the 
     future; and
       (3) recognizes that Virginia Tech has served as an 
     exemplary institution of teaching, learning, and research for 
     well over a century; and that the University's historic and 
     proud traditions will carry on.

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