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, there be no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 31) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 31 Whereas throughout the history of the United States, nurses have served the United States Armed Forces during times of peace and war; Whereas the establishment of the United States Army Nurse Corps (referred to in this preamble as the ``Army Nurse Corps''), a permanent nursing corps, was authorized under section 19 of the Act of February 2, 1901 (31 Stat. 753, chapter 192); Whereas for the 110 years since its establishment, the Army Nurse Corps has served with distinction at home and abroad; Whereas more than 21,000 Army nurses served in World War I, providing care in evacuation, mobile surgical hospitals, and on hospital trains and transport ships; Whereas in World War II, more than 57,000 Army nurses served with distinction, including 67 nurses who were captured in the Philippines and held as prisoners of war for 3 years before their liberation in February 1945; Whereas Army nurses have served with the United States Army in hostilities in Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Kuwait, and Somalia; Whereas Army nurses have served shoulder to shoulder…”