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On the recordFebruary 1, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 365) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 365 Whereas Kevin White was born in Boston on September 25, 1929; Whereas his father, Joseph C. White, a legislator of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; his maternal grandfather, Henry E. Hagan; and his father-in-law, William Galvin; each served as presidents of the Boston City Council; Whereas Kevin White earned a bachelor's degree from Williams College in 1952, a law degree from Boston College in 1955, and also studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration, now the John F. Kennedy School of Government; Whereas in 1956, Kevin White married Kathryn Galvin; Whereas in 1960, at the age of 31, Kevin White was elected Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was reelected 3 times, serving until 1967; Whereas in January 1968, Kevin White became the 51st Mayor of the City of Boston, Massachusetts; Whereas within months after taking office as Mayor of Boston, Kevin White was instrumental in helping guide the City of Boston after the assassination of Dr.…
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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