[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 528--COMMEMORATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF NORTH 
                           DAKOTA'S STATEHOOD

  Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 528

       Whereas the Dakota Territory was incorporated in 1861;
       Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt came to the Dakota 
     Territory in 1883 to hunt and begin cattle ranching near 
     Medora, North Dakota;
       Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt credited the fact he 
     was elected President to the time he spent and the 
     experiences he had in North Dakota;
       Whereas North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 
     2, 1889;
       Whereas the population of North Dakota grew from 2,000 in 
     1870 to 680,000 in 1930, and reached a State record of 
     730,000 people in 2014;
       Whereas the battleship USS NORTH DAKOTA, the first turbine-
     powered ship in the United States Navy, was launched in 1908;
       Whereas the North Dakota State flag, the regimental flag 
     carried by the North Dakota Infantry in the Spanish-American 
     War in 1898 and Philippine Island Insurrection in 1899, was 
     designated in 1911;
       Whereas the Bank of North Dakota was established in 1919 
     and the State mill and elevator began operating in 1922;
       Whereas, in 1932, the International Peace Garden was 
     established on the border between North Dakota and the 
     Canadian province of Manitoba, a symbol of peace between the 
     governments of the United States and Canada;
       Whereas, in 1949, the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial 
     Park was dedicated, covering 3 areas of the badlands in 
     western North Dakota;
       Whereas, in 1953, President Eisenhower dedicated the 
     Garrison Dam, the fifth-largest earthen dam in the world, 
     which created Lake Sakakawea, the third-largest man-made lake 
     in the United States;
       Whereas North Dakota has a world-class system of higher 
     education, which supports student development across a 
     variety of fields, including aerospace, agriculture, 
     architecture, education, engineering, law, medicine, and 
     nursing;
       Whereas the USS NORTH DAKOTA, a Virginia-class submarine 
     was christened in November 2013;
       Whereas North Dakota has had the lowest unemployment rate 
     in the United States for over 5 years;
       Whereas, in 2013, North Dakota was either 1st or 2nd in the 
     United States in total agriculture production for 16 
     different commodities;
       Whereas North Dakota is the second largest producer of oil 
     and gas in the United States;
       Whereas North Dakota produces over 1,000,000 barrels of oil 
     each day;
       Whereas the economy of North Dakota has grown faster than 
     the economy of all other States of the United States for 4 
     consecutive years;
       Whereas the personal income of people in North Dakota is 
     nearly 30 percent above the national average;
       Whereas, in 2012, exports from North Dakota topped 
     $4,000,000,000; and
       Whereas the economy and communities of North Dakota has 
     experienced unprecedented development, resulting in national 
     recognition: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates--
       (A) the State of North Dakota on its 125th anniversary; and
       (B) the people of North Dakota for their tremendous work 
     and success in building the prosperity of current and future 
     generations living in the State; and
       (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Governor 
     of North Dakota.

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