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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 97 

Relative to the death of Thomas F. Eagleton, former United States Senator 

for the State of Missouri. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2007 

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. BOND, Mr. 

AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. 

BENNETT, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 

BROWNBACK, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURR, Mr. BYRD, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. 

COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COLEMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. 

CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DODD, 

Mrs. DOLE, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. 

ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, 

Mr. GREGG, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mrs. HUTCHISON, 

Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mr. KERRY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. 

LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, 

Mr. LOTT, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. MENENDEZ, 

Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Florida, 

Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, 

Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. SMITH, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. 

THUNE, Mr. VITTER, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of Thomas F. Eagleton, former United 

States Senator for the State of Missouri. 


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Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton spent his 30-year career in 

elected office dedicating himself to his country and his 

home State, representing Missouri in the United States 

Senate for 18 years; 

Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton served in the United States 

Navy from 1948 until 1949; 

Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton, a graduate of Amherst College 

and Harvard University Law School, launched his political career with his election as St. Louis Circuit Attorney 

in 1956 and was elected Missouri Attorney General in 

1960 and Missouri Lieutenant Governor in 1964; 

Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton was elected to the United 

States Senate in 1968, ultimately serving three terms 

and leaving an imprint on United States history by coauthoring legislation creating the Pell Grant program to 

provide youth with higher education assistance, helping 

to create the National Institute on Aging, and leading the 

charge to designate 8 federally-protected wilderness areas 

in southern Missouri; and 

Whereas Thomas F. Eagleton continued to contribute to his 

community, State, and Nation following his 1986 retirement by practicing law, teaching college courses, writing 

political commentaries, and encouraging civility in politics: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death 

3 of the Honorable Thomas F. Eagleton, former Member 

4 of the United States Senate. 

5 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu6 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 


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1 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 

2 deceased. 

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