[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 321--HONORING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF 
                                  CARE

  Ms. MIKULSKI submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 321

       Whereas CARE is 1 of the largest and most respected 
     international development and emergency aid organizations in 
     the world;
       Whereas CARE was officially founded on November 27, 1945, 
     which is 70 years prior to the month of adoption of this 
     resolution;
       Whereas the United States sent 100,000,000 CARE packages to 
     Europe during World War II, which--
       (1) delivered canned meats, powdered milk, dried fruits, 
     chocolate, and coffee to brave soldiers of the United States; 
     and
       (2) each cost only $10 but provided 10 soldiers each 1 
     meal;
       Whereas President Harry Truman purchased the first CARE 
     package;
       Whereas CARE was originally intended to be a temporary 
     organization, but CARE--
       (1) continued as the need for global relief continued; and
       (2) grew into an international organization working in 87 
     countries;
       Whereas CARE--
       (1) has significantly broadened the scope of its relief 
     work;
       (2) provides assistance in the wake of devastating natural 
     disasters;
       (3) combats hunger; and
       (4) comes to the assistance of refugees, including refugees 
     of the current refugee crisis in Syria;
       Whereas CARE also works--
       (1) to empower women and girls;
       (2) to reduce the incidence of child marriage;
       (3) to prevent and respond to gender-based violence; and
       (4) to promote gender equality internationally; and
       Whereas the words of President John F. Kennedy, that the 
     work of CARE ``expresses America's concern and friendship in 
     a language that all peoples understand'' are still true 
     today: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the 70th anniversary 
     of the founding of CARE, which serves as a symbol of hope and 
     humanity throughout the world.

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