Political Quotes

“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 related to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 100) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 100 Whereas the industry of plumbing plays an important role in safeguarding the public health of the people of the United States and the world; Whereas 884,000,000 people around the world do not have access to safe drinking water; Whereas 2,600,000,000 people around the world live without adequate sanitation facilities; Whereas the lack of sanitation is the largest cause of infection in the world; Whereas in the developing world, 24,000 children under the age of 5 die every day from preventable causes, such as diarrhea contracted from unclean water; Whereas safe and efficient plumbing helps save money and reduces future water supply costs and infrastructure costs; Whereas the installation of modern plumbing systems must be accomplished in a specific, safe manner by trained professionals in order to prevent widespread disease, which can be crippling and deadly to the community; Whereas the people of the United States rely on plumbing professionals to maintain, repair, and rebuild the aging water infrastructure of the United States; and Whereas Con…”