Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The resolution (S. Res. 483) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 483 Whereas the United States has been a strong supporter of the European Union (EU); Whereas the year 2010 marks a full decade of efforts of the Government of Serbia to reintegrate into Europe and the global community; Whereas, on November 30, 2009, the EU decided that the citizens of ``Serbia will be able to travel without visa to the Schengen area'' permitting the greater integration of Serbia into Europe; Whereas a democratically elected Government of Serbia has committed to resolving regional disagreements through diplomacy and the tenets of international law; Whereas, on April 29, 2008, the EU and Serbia signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement, which considered ``the EU's readiness to integrate Serbia to the fullest extent into the political and economic mainstream of Europe and its status as a potential candidate for EU membership''; Whereas, on June 21, 2003, the EU stated in the Summit Declaration of the EU-Western Balkans summit at Thessaloniki that ``the future of the Balkans is within the EU'' and that the countries of the Western Balkans' ``rapprochement with the EU will go hand in hand with the development of regional co-operation''; Whereas the United States Government h…”