Political Quotes

“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 related to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 612) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 612 Whereas the Honorable Arlen Specter was born on February 12, 1930, in Wichita, Kansas; Whereas Arlen Specter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951 and a Juris Doctorate degree from Yale Law School in 1956; Whereas Arlen Specter served in the Air Force during the Korean War, obtaining the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; Whereas Arlen Specter served the people of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as Assistant District Attorney from 1959 to 1964 and as District Attorney from 1965 to 1974; Whereas Arlen Specter was recommended to serve as assistant counsel on the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy in 1964, and he established conclusions central to the report of the Commission; Whereas Arlen Specter served with distinction as a Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 3 decades, first elected in 1980, then reelected in 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2004; Whereas, as a member and the Chairman of…”