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. 190) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 190 Whereas the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest spectator sporting facility in the world, with more than 250,000 permanent seats; Whereas founders Carl G. Fisher, Arthur C. Newby, Frank H. Wheeler, and James A. Allison pooled their resources in 1909 to build the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 5 miles from downtown Indianapolis as a testing ground to support the growing automotive industry of Indiana; Whereas on August 14, 1909, the first motorized races, using motorcycles, took place on the recently completed 2.5- mile oval, which had a racing surface composed of crushed stone and tar; Whereas on August 19, 1909, the first 4-wheeled automobile races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway took place; Whereas for 63 days in late 1909, 3,200,000 paving bricks, each weighing 9.5 pounds, were laid on top of the crushed stone and tar surface to upgrade the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, leading the facility to be nicknamed ``The Brickyard''; Whereas a 3-foot horizontal strip of that original brick remains exposed at the start and finish line, known as the ``Yard of Bricks''; Whereas on May 30, 1911, the first Indianapolis 500 Mile Race took place and was…”