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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 157 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 157

   Congratulating Carrie Underwood for winning the ``American Idol'' 
  television program and thanking her for being a positive role model.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2005

    Mr. Coburn (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 
   Congratulating Carrie Underwood for winning the ``American Idol'' 
  television program and thanking her for being a positive role model.

Whereas Carrie Underwood was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on March 10, 1983, but 
        Checotah, Oklahoma, lays complete claim to her as a native;
Whereas Carrie's parents are Stephen and Carole Underwood of the Onapa area of 
        Oklahoma;
Whereas Carrie has two older sisters, Shanna Underwood Means, who teaches in 
        Liberty Mounds, Oklahoma, and Stephanie Underwood Shelton, who teaches 
        in Arkhoma, Oklahoma;
Whereas Carrie has delighted the residents of Checotah with her singing since 
        her elementary school days;
Whereas during high school, Carrie sang in the Checotah High School's award 
        winning chorus and excited audiences every year at the Robbin Emerson 
        Memorial Talent Show, which raises money for scholarships;
Whereas Carrie was often kind enough to sing the National Anthem at high school 
        basketball games;
Whereas Carrie excelled academically in high school and was the salutatorian of 
        her 2001 Checotah High School graduating class;
Whereas Carrie began attending Northeastern State University after high school, 
        where she is a senior majoring in mass communications with an emphasis 
        in journalism;
Whereas Carrie performed for 2 years in Northeastern's Downtown Country Show in 
        Tahlequah, Oklahoma;
Whereas Carrie auditioned in August 2004, in St. Louis, Missouri, for the 
        ``American Idol'' television show;
Whereas Carrie was named to the top 24 on ``American Idol'' in mid-February 
        2005, and has been in Hollywood, California, performing weekly since;
Whereas although people in Checotah and Oklahoma are extremely proud of Carrie's 
        phenomenal talent, they are even more proud of the kind of young person 
        she has always been; and
Whereas Carrie Underwood is intelligent, kind, and considerate--undoubtedly one 
        of the finest young women anyone will ever meet: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) takes great pride in congratulating Carrie Underwood of 
        Checotah, Oklahoma, for winning the television program 
        ``American Idol''; and
            (2) thanks Carrie Underwood for being a positive public 
        role model and representing Oklahoma so superbly before an 
        audience of millions of television viewers in this Nation and 
        around the world.
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