Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 591) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 591 (Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Raymond Weeks and his efforts in the establishment of Veterans Day) Whereas November 11, 2012, is the 65th anniversary of National Veterans Day in Birmingham, Alabama; Whereas the National Veterans Day in Birmingham is the longest running celebration of Veterans Day in the Nation; Whereas, on November 11, 1946, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks presented General Eisenhower a program design proposing to replace Armistice Day with a National Veterans Day in 1947; Whereas the very first Veterans Day celebration was held in Birmingham by the National Veterans Day Organization in 1947; Whereas President Eisenhower signed into law on June 1, 1954, the Act proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day (Public Law 380; 83rd Congress); Whereas in 1954, the National Veterans Day Volunteer Organization, started by Raymond Weeks, expanded to organize a multi-day celebration including, but not limited to, a Veterans Day Parade, a World Peace Luncheon, and presentation during the National Veterans Award Dinner of the National Veterans Award; Whereas these three events have been held every year since 1954;…”