Political Quotes

“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 related to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 603) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 603 Whereas the year 2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors (referred to in this preamble as the ``NCIV''), originally founded as the National Council for Community Services to International Visitors (commonly referred to as ``COSERV'') in 1961; Whereas the mission of NCIV is to promote excellence in citizen diplomacy--the concept that the individual citizen has the right and responsibility to help develop constructive United States foreign relations ``one handshake at a time''; Whereas citizen diplomacy has the power to shape perceptions in the United States of foreign cultures and international perceptions of the United States, effectively shattering stereotypes, illuminating differences, underscoring common human aspirations, and developing the web of human connections needed to achieve more peaceful relations between countries; Whereas NCIV is the private sector partner of the United States Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (referred to in this preamble as th…”