[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate agreed to the following resolution:

                              S. Res. 255

       In the Senate of the United States, September 8, 2009.
       Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy was elected to 
     the Senate in 1962 and served the people of Massachusetts in 
     the United States Senate with devotion and distinction for 
     nearly 47 years, the third longest term of service in Senate 
     history;
       Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy became the 
     youngest Majority Whip in Senate history at the age of 36;
       Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy served as 
     Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1979-1981 and 
     as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and 
     Pensions Committee for nearly 13 years between 1987-2009;
       Whereas the Honorable Edward Moore Kennedy made the needs 
     of working families and the less fortunate among us the work 
     of his life, particularly those of the poor, the 
     disenfranchised, the disabled, the young, the old, the 
     working class, the servicemember and the immigrant;
       Whereas his efforts on behalf of the citizens of 
     Massachusetts and all Americans earned him the esteem and 
     high regard of his colleagues;
       Whereas more than 300 laws bear his name and he co-
     sponsored more than 2,000 others covering civil rights, 
     health care, the minimum wage, education, human rights and 
     many other issues; and
       Whereas with his death his State and the Nation have lost 
     an outstanding lawmaker and public servant: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has received with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the passing of the 
     honorable Edward Moore Kennedy, the great Senator from the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the Kennedy family.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     deceased Senator.

  The message also announced that the Senate has agreed to without 
amendment a concurrent resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 179. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President.

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