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. 579) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 579 Whereas Manute Bol was born the son of a Dinka tribal chief in Sudan, and was given the name ``Manute'', which means ``special blessing''; Whereas Manute Bol traveled to the United States in 1983 and played college basketball at the University of Bridgeport during the 1984-1985 season; Whereas Manute Bol began his National Basketball Assocation (NBA) career with the Washington Bullets in 1985, setting the rookie shot-blocking record; Whereas Manute Bol played in the NBA for 10 years, setting numerous shot-blocking records; Whereas, after beginning his career in the NBA, Manute Bol used his fame and fortune to raise funding and awareness for the people of Sudan; Whereas Manute Bol was admitted to the United States as a religious refugee and lost over 250 members of his extended family to a civil war rife with religious tensions, but nevertheless spent his life working for reconciliation between Christians and Muslims in Sudan; Whereas Manute Bol's last project to foster reconciliation was to build 41 schools for Christians and Muslims to learn and live together in the spirit of reconciliation; Whereas Manute Bol constantly put himself in danger to…”