IV 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 494 

Honoring the esteemed former President William Jefferson Clinton on the 

occasion of his 61st birthday. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 18, 2007 

Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

ROSS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 

CUELLAR, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

SERRANO, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 

Minnesota, Mr. HILL, Mr. DICKS, Ms. CARSON, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, 

Mr. WEINER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. BACA, Mr. 

DINGELL, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

PAYNE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. STARK, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BERRY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. CONYERS, 

Mr. KIND, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, and Ms. CLARKE) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the esteemed former President William Jefferson 

Clinton on the occasion of his 61st birthday. 

Whereas former President William Jefferson Clinton was 

born in Hope, Arkansas, on August 19, 1946; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton attended Georgetown University as an undergraduate and received a distinguished 


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Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University in 

1968; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton received a law degree 

from Yale University in 1973; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton established a record of 

public service and leadership as Attorney General of Arkansas, Governor of Arkansas, and Chairman of the National Governors Association; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton diligently campaigned for 

and won the Democratic nomination for President in 

1992; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton was elected the 42d President of the United States in 1992 and was reelected for 

a second term in 1996; 

Whereas during William Jefferson Clinton’s time in office the 

United States experienced 8 years of economic expansion, 

job growth, and the transformation of a budget deficit 

into a budget surplus; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton’s national service program, AmeriCorps, was created and has rallied over 

400,000 volunteers to help meet the nation’s education, 

public safety, health, and the environmental needs. 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton rallied the members of the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization to put an end to ethnic cleansing in the Balkans and to depose the murderous regime of Slobodan Milosevic, actions which eventually led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton played a critical role in 

the Good Friday Peace Accords which finally brought 

peace to war-torn Northern Ireland; 


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Whereas William Jefferson Clinton continued his humanitarian efforts beyond his presidency as along with former 

President George H.W. Bush, he proudly led the United 

States effort to help rebuild lives and communities by 

providing private aid to the victims of the devastating 

tsunami that struck Southeast Asia on December 26, 

2004; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton and former President 

George H.W. Bush were appointed co-chairs of the BushClinton Katrina Relief Fund to provide both mediumand long-term relief for areas of the United States affected by Hurricane Katrina and have organized the donation of over $80 million in aid relief; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton has taken concrete action 

to combat the worldwide AIDS epidemic by establishing 

the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative and has provided medication and tests to thousands of people in the developing 

world to accomplish this end; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton launched the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) to help in the fight against global 

climate change in practical and measurable ways and to 

join with the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group 

comprised of most of the world’s largest cities, in working 

to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 

Whereas William Jefferson Clinton has dedicated and continues to dedicate his life to serving the American people 

and myriad noble causes around the world; and 

Whereas in the words of President George W. Bush, ‘‘William Jefferson Clinton showed a deep and far-ranging 

knowledge of public policy, a great compassion for people 


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in need, and the forward-looking spirit the Americans like 

in a President’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 

2 former President William Jefferson Clinton on the occa3 sion of his 61st birthday on August 19, 2007, and extend 

4 best wishes to him and his family. 

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