Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any related statements be printed in the record as if read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 341) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: s. res. 341 Whereas Christmas trees are grown in all 50 States; Whereas Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850; Whereas Edward Johnson, assistant to Thomas Edison, came up with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees in 1882; Whereas President Calvin Coolidge started the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the White House lawn in 1923; Whereas there are close to 15,000 farms growing Christmas trees in the United States; Whereas there are approximately 100,000 people employed full or part-time in the Christmas tree industry; Whereas Christmas tree farms in the United States planted approximately 35,000,000 Christmas trees in 2011 to replace those harvested in 2010; and Whereas growing Christmas trees preserves green space and small family-owned farms, provides habitats for wildlife, and sequesters carbon dioxide: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates the first full week of December in 2011 as ``National Christmas Tree Week''; (2) encourages the celebration of Christmas trees duri…”