Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the Kelly amendment at the desk to the preamble be considered and 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. 270) was agreed to. The amendment (No. 2120) was agreed to as follows (Purpose: To amend the preamble) In the fourth whereas clause of the preamble, strike ``lightening'' and insert ``lightning''. The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. Res. 270 Whereas the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew (referred to in this preamble as the ``Granite Mountain Hotshots'') was organized within the Prescott, Arizona, Fire Department; Whereas the Granite Mountain Hotshots was originally formed in 2002 as a fuels mitigation crew, but later transitioned to a hotshot crew in 2008, becoming the first municipal hotshot crew in the United States; Whereas the mission of the Granite Mountain Hotshots was to perform physically demanding fireline work in hazardous conditions, on difficult terrain, and in extreme heat; Whereas, on June 28, 2013, lightning ignited the Yarnell Hill Fire on a ridge west of the community of Yarnell, Arizona; Whereas, on June 30, 2013, 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshots gave their lives battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in Yavapai County, Arizona,…”