Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 26) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 26 Whereas on January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the country of Haiti; Whereas, according to the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was located approximately 15 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti; Whereas, according to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was followed by 59 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale or greater, with the most severe measuring a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale; Whereas, according to the Government of Haiti, more than 230,000 people died as a result of the earthquake, including 103 citizens of the United States; Whereas an untold number of international aid personnel also died as a result of the earthquake, including more than 100 United Nations personnel; Whereas, according to the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration-- (1) an estimated 3,000,000 people, or nearly \1/3\ of the population of Haiti, have been directly affected by the disaster; and (2) an est…”