[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16050-16051]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 607--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE GEORGE 
 McGOVERN, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN FROM THE STATE 
                            OF SOUTH DAKOTA

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
McConnell, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown 
of Ohio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, 
Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, 
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of 
Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, 
Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

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       Whereas the Honorable George McGovern represented the 
     individuals of his beloved State of South Dakota for over 22 
     years, serving in the United States House of Representatives 
     and the United States Senate;
       Whereas the Honorable George McGovern was the Democratic 
     Party nominee for President of the United States in 1972;
       Whereas the Honorable George McGovern was the first 
     director of the Food for Peace program under President John 
     F. Kennedy;
       Whereas the Honorable George McGovern flew 35 missions as a 
     B-24 Liberator pilot during World War II, and earned the 
     Distinguished Flying Cross;
       Whereas the Honorable George McGovern served as chair of 
     the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, and 
     was instrumental in the establishment of nationwide access to 
     anti-hunger programs;
       Whereas the Honorable George McGovern was a recipient of 
     the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award 
     in the United States;
       Whereas the Honorable George McGovern taught thousands of 
     students as a respected professor at Dakota Wesleyan 
     University in Mitchell, South Dakota;
       Whereas the Honorable George McGovern authored 14 books on 
     diverse topics, including politics, philosophy, history, and 
     his own personal experiences; and
       Whereas the public service of the Honorable George McGovern 
     inspired millions of individuals in the United States to 
     dedicate time and energy to the goal of a more compassionate 
     and peaceful world: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret of the passing of the Honorable George McGovern and 
     extends heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the 
     Honorable George McGovern;
       (2) the Senate acknowledges and commends the lifetime of 
     public service of the Honorable George McGovern;
       (3) the Secretary of the Senate communicate these 
     resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an 
     enrolled copy thereof to the family of the deceased; and
       (4) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable George 
     McGovern.

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