Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table; that there be no intervening action or debate; and that any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 368) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 368 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 Government of Haiti, more than 220,000 people died as a result of the earthquake, and more than 300,000 people were injured; Whereas, according to the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration an estimated 3,000,000 people, or nearly \1/3\ of the population of Haiti were directly affected by the disaster, and an estimated 1,500,000 people were displaced from their homes; Whereas a Post Disaster Needs Assessment conducted by the Government of Haiti, the United Nations, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other experts, estimated that damage and economic losses totaled $7,800,000,000, which amounted to approximately 120 percent of the gross domestic product of Haiti in 2009; Whereas the re…”