Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; the Johnson amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 319) was agreed to. The amendment (No. 2726) to the preamble was agreed to as follows (Purpose: To amend the preamble) Beginning in the first whereas clause of the preamble, strike ``Whereas sarcoma'' and all that follows through the semicolon at the end of the fourth whereas clause and insert the following: Whereas sarcoma is a rare cancer of the bones or connective tissues, such as nerves, muscles, joints, fat, and blood vessels, that can arise nearly anywhere in the body; Whereas, in the United States-- (1) about 16,000 individuals are diagnosed with sarcoma each year; (2) approximately 7,000 individuals die from sarcoma each year; and (3) about 50,000 individuals struggle with sarcoma at any 1 time; Whereas, each year, about 1 percent of cancers diagnosed in adults and around 20 percent of cancers diagnosed in children are sarcoma; Whereas more than 70 subtypes of sarcoma have been identified; Whereas the potential causes of sarcoma are not well understood; Whereas treatment for sarcoma can include surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy; The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. Res.…”