Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the Kaine amendment to the preamble be agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 533) was agreed to. The amendment (No. 5027) was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: To amend the preamble) In the preamble, in the fourth whereas clause, strike ``have been the preeminent power projection platform for the Navy and''. The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. Res. 533 Whereas 100 years ago, on March 20, 1922, following a 2- year conversion at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the former USS Jupiter (Collier #3) was recommissioned as USS Langley (CV- 1), the first aircraft carrier of the Navy; Whereas USS Langley began as an experimental platform, laying the foundation for the future shipboard operations of aircraft; Whereas, in fleet exercises beginning in 1924, the USS Langley, appropriately nicknamed the ``Covered Wagon'', demonstrated the potential of the aircraft carrier as an invaluable weapons system that would transform how the Navy fought at sea; Whereas, for the past 100 years, aircraft carriers have furthered United States interest in times of war and peace; Whereas, from the great naval battles in the Pacific Ocean during World War II to strike and close air support mis…”