Haley Stevens: “I rise in support of a Senate resolution which I submitted commending the James Madison Council of the Library of…”

“I rise in support of a Senate resolution which I submitted commending the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress, which is celebrating its 15th year under the continuing strong leadership of its founding chairman, John Kluge. The James Madison Council is the first private sector advisory body in the history of the Library of Congress. With the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, which I have chaired and served on for many years, Librarian of Congress Jim Billington established the Council in 1990 as the Library's primary philanthropic body and link to the business community. It consists of public-spirited citizens dedicated to helping the Nation receive the full benefits of the Library of Congress's incomparable educational, scientific, technological, and cultural resources.…”