Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the three resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate on any of those three measures, and any statements related to the resolutions be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolutions were agreed to. The preambles were agreed to. The resolutions, with their preambles, read as follows: S. Res. 414 Commemorating the 125th anniversary of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Whereas the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (referred to in this preamble as ``the University'') was founded on March 7, 1887, in Robeson County, North Carolina by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina; Whereas the University, originally named the Croatan Normal School, was created in response to a petition from the Indian people of Robeson County; Whereas the University was founded for the purpose of training American Indian school teachers; Whereas the University opened in the fall of 1887 with 15 students and 1 teacher; Whereas the University moved to its present location in Pembroke, North Carolina in 1909; Whereas a 2-year program beyond high school was added to the University in 1926; Whereas the length of the program of college studies at the University was extended to 4 years in 1939; Whereas, in 1941, the General Assembly of North Carolina changed the name of the University to Pembroke State…”