[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 28787]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 359--TO MAKE TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS TO THE SELECT 
                          COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

  Mr. REID submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                              S. Res. 359

       Resolved, That (a) for matters before the Select Committee 
     on Ethics involving Preliminary Inquiry Case Number 20711, 
     the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) shall be replaced by 
     the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin).
       (b) The membership of the Select Committee on Ethics shall 
     be unchanged with respect to all matters before that 
     Committee other than the matter referred to in subsection 
     (a).
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 360--HONORING THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA, DR. 
   MANMOHAN SINGH, FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIA AND TO THE 
      WORLD, AND WELCOMING THE PRIME MINISTER TO THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
Isakson, Mr. Bond, Mr. Casey, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Franken) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 360

       Whereas, on August 15, 1947, India became a sovereign, 
     democratic nation;
       Whereas the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh is 
     now the honoree of President Barack Obama's historic first 
     State Dinner;
       Whereas India is the world's largest democracy, embracing 
     and upholding fundamental liberties and freedoms, justice, 
     and the rule of law;
       Whereas the 2009 parliamentary elections in India were the 
     world's largest democratic election to date;
       Whereas India is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-
     religious society that promotes tolerance, diversity, and 
     equality;
       Whereas the 100,000 Indians who are studying in the United 
     States and the 2,500,000 Americans of Indian descent living 
     in the United States, including Nobel Laureates, artists, 
     business leaders, journalists, and public servants, have 
     contributed enormously to the rich social, political, and 
     economic fabric of the United States;
       Whereas cooperation between the United States and India in 
     the areas of science and technology, our advancement of 
     security and defense, and our commitment to clean energy 
     continue to strengthen the bond between the two countries and 
     enhance mutual admiration;
       Whereas India serves as a pivotal and effective partner in 
     ensuring international peace and security and is the third 
     largest contributor of personnel to United Nations 
     peacekeeping missions;
       Whereas, since the liberalization of India's economy in 
     1991, bilateral trade has increased and benefitted both India 
     and the United States;
       Whereas, the market economy in India has contributed to 
     increased economic opportunities, reduced poverty, and 
     accompanying stability; and
       Whereas a strong relationship between the people and 
     governments of the United States and India, based on mutual 
     trust and respect, will enable the countries to more closely 
     collaborate across a broad spectrum of interests, such as 
     global peace and prosperity, counterterrorism, defense, 
     nonproliferation, economic prosperity, energy and climate 
     change, education, scientific research, outer space, public 
     health, and agriculture: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) warmly welcomes the Prime Minister of India, Dr. 
     Manmohan Singh, on his official state visit;
       (2) believes that together, the governments of India and 
     the United States can bring immense benefits to their people 
     and make enormous contributions to addressing the global 
     challenges of the 21st century;
       (3) looks forward to the continuing progress in relations 
     between India and the United States; and
       (4) appreciates the contributions of Americans of Indian 
     descent and desires closer relations between the people of 
     the United States and the people of India.

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