Political Quotes

“I am very happy to 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. 189) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 189 Whereas Harmon Clayton Killebrew was born on June 29, 1936, in Payette, Idaho; Whereas Harmon Killebrew earned multiple awards as an athlete in baseball, basketball, and football while at Payette High School; Whereas at the age of 17, Harmon Killebrew signed his first professional baseball contract with the Washington Senators; Whereas Harmon Killebrew credits then-United States Senator from the State of Idaho, Herman Welker, with recommending to the Griffith family, then-Washington Senators owners, that the Washington Senators sign Killebrew; Whereas Harmon Killebrew played his first 7 seasons of professional baseball in Washington, D.C.…”