[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petition or memorial was laid before the Senate and was 
referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-93. A resolution adopted by the Commission of the City 
     Lauderhill, Florida congratulating President Barack Obama on 
     his award of the Nobel Peace Prize; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

                        Resolution No. 10R-02-46

       Whereas, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 90 times to 
     120 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2009, 97 times to 
     individuals and 23 times to organizations; and
       Whereas, the Nobel Peace Prize is a prestigious award, 
     originated by Alfred Nobel, through his will, whereby he 
     directed that such award be given to a person or 
     organization, who or which, during the preceding year, shall 
     have done the most or the best for fraternity between 
     nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies 
     and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses, and
       Whereas, for 2009, the Norwegian Nobel Committee nominated 
     and awarded the forty-fourth President of the United States 
     of America, Barack Obama, the Nobel Peace Prize for his 
     ``extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy 
     and cooperation between peoples''; and
       Whereas, it is important for communities throughout the 
     Nation to recognize this momentous occasion; Now, therefore, 
     it is hereby
       Resolved by the City Commission of the City of Lauderhill, 
     Florida:
       Section 1: Each ``Whereas'' clause set forth above is true 
     and correct and is incorporated herein.
       Section 2: The City Commission of the City of Lauderhill, 
     Florida joined by the Honorable Mayor Richard J. Kaplan, on 
     behalf of the citizens of the City of Lauderhill, Florida, 
     hereby recognizes and congratulates President Barack Obama, 
     for the award of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
       Section 3: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed 
     to provide copies of this Resolution to President Barack 
     Obama, Joseph Biden, Vice-President of the United States, 
     Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of 
     Representative, Honorable Florida Governor Charlie Crist, the 
     National League of Cities, the Florida League of Cities, the 
     Broward County League of Cities, Ken Keechel, the Honorable 
     Mayor of Broward County, to the media, and to any other 
     interested persons.
       Section 4: If any Section, sentence, clause or phrase of 
     this Resolution is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by 
     any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall 
     in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of 
     this Resolution.
       Section 5: This Resolution shall take effect immediately 
     upon its passage and adoption.

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