Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to; the resolution be agreed to; that the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that any statements related to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 87) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 87 Whereas in the United States, there are more than 29,000 cooperatives with 120,000,000 members; Whereas cooperatives in the United States generate 2,000,000 jobs and make a substantial contribution to the economy of the United States with annual sales of $652,000,000,000 and assets of $3,000,000,000,000; Whereas the cooperative business model has empowered people around the world to improve their lives through economic and social progress; Whereas cooperatives are a major economic force in developed countries and a powerful business model in developing countries, employing approximately 100,000,000 people; Whereas there are millions of cooperatives, which are owned and governed by more than 1,000,000,000 members, operating in every nation of the world; Whereas the economic activity of the largest 300 cooperatives in the world is equal to that of the 10th largest national economy; Whereas United Nations Resolution 64/136, adopted by the General Assembly on December 18, 2009, designates the year 2012 as the ``International Yea…”