Political Quotes

“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. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 587) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 587 Whereas, on June 25, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, which established the fair employment practices that began to erase discrimination in the Armed Forces; Whereas in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a Presidential Directive that integrated the United States Marine Corps; Whereas approximately 20,000 African-American Marines received basic training at Montford Point in the State of North Carolina between 1942 and 1949; Whereas the African-American Marines trained at Montford Point became known as the Montford Point Marines; Whereas the African-American volunteers who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during World War II-- (1) joined the United States Marine Corps to demonstrate their commitment to the United States, despite the practice of segregation; (2) served the United States in a most honorable fashion; (3) defied unwarranted stereotypes; and (4) achieved distinction through brave and honorable service; Whereas, during World War II, African-American Marine Corps units fought and served in the Pacific theatre, participating in the liberation of the Ellice Islands, the Eniwetok Atoll, t…”