Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 102) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 102 Whereas, in 2009 and 2011, the United States Chess Federation awarded Saint Louis, Missouri, the title of ``Chess City of the Year'' and, in 2010, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis was named ``Chess Club of the Year''; Whereas Saint Louis hosted the United States Chess Championship and United States Women's Chess Championship in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 and the United States Junior Closed Chess Championship in 2010, 2011, and 2012, which are the three most prestigious, invitation-only chess tournaments in the United States; Whereas the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis opened its doors in July 2008, and since that date, Saint Louis has become widely recognized as the emerging chess center of the United States; Whereas chess promotes problem-solving, higher-level thinking skills, and improved self-esteem; Whereas the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis brings the educational benefits of chess to thousands of students in more than 100 schools and community centers across the greater Saint Louis area, targeting more than 3,300 students in 201…”