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 any statements related to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 469) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 469 Whereas 2008 was the 175th anniversary of relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States; Whereas the Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State; Whereas the Fulbright Program currently operates in over 150 countries; Whereas the Thailand-United States Educational Foundation (TUSEF) was established by a formal agreement in 1950; Whereas 2010 is the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright Program partnership with the Kingdom of Thailand; Whereas approximately 1,600 Fulbright students and scholars from Thailand have studied, conducted research, or lectured in the United States; Whereas 800 Fulbright grantees from the United States conducted research or gave lectures in Thailand from 1951 through 2008; Whereas active consideration is being given to increasing the emphasis of the Fulbright Program in southern Thailand, including through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Program; and Whereas the United States Government supports additional programs in Thailand in…”