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 en bloc, and that any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 617) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 617 Whereas Theodore ``Ted'' Fulton Stevens, who began serving in the Senate 8 years after Alaska was admitted to Statehood, represented the people of the State of Alaska with distinction in the Senate from 1968 to 2009 and played a significant role in the transformation of the State of Alaska from an impoverished territory to a full-fledged State through the assistance he provided in building energy facilities, hospitals and clinics, roads, docks, ferry terminals and airports, water and sewer facilities, schools, and other community facilities in the State of Alaska, which earned him recognition as ``Alaskan of the Century'' from the Alaska Legislature in 2000; Whereas Ted Stevens distinguished himself as a transport pilot during World War II in support of the ``Flying Tigers'' of the Army Air Forces, flying supplies to China over the treacherous ``Hump'' route in the eastern Himalayan mountains and earning 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses and other decorations for his skill and bravery; Whereas Ted Stevens, after serving as a United States Attorney in the territ…”