[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14589]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE LIFE OF JESSE ALEXANDER HELMS, JR., DISTINGUISHED FORMER 
                      SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further 
consideration of House Resolution 1325 and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 1325

       Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., born in Monroe, North 
     Carolina on October 18, 1921, spent a 52-year public career 
     dedicating himself to his country, his family, and his home 
     State, representing North Carolina in the United States 
     Senate for 30 years;
       Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., served in the United 
     States Navy from 1942 until 1945;
       Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was educated in the 
     public schools of Monroe, North Carolina, and at Wingate 
     Junior College and Wake Forest College, and served as a city 
     editor of the Raleigh Times, an administrative assistant to 
     United States Senators Willis Smith and Alton Lennon, an 
     executive director of the North Carolina Bankers Association, 
     a member of the Raleigh City Council, and a television and 
     radio executive;
       Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was elected to the 
     United States Senate in 1972, and served as Chairman of the 
     Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Agriculture 
     Committee, ultimately serving five terms, equal to the 
     longest service of any Senator from North Carolina;
       Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was a leader against 
     Communism and became the first legislator of any nation to 
     address the United Nations Security Council;
       Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was married for 65 
     years to Dorothy ``Dot'' Coble Helms, whom he termed his 
     ``best friend'', and Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., is the 
     father of three children; and
       Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., made valuable 
     contributions to his community, State, Nation, and the World: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) honors the life, achievements, and distinguished career 
     of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., public servant and former 
     Member of the United States Senate; and
       (2) expresses its condolences to his wife, ``Dot'', and his 
     three children on his passing.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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