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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 61

Commending the Honorable J. Robert Kerrey, United States Senator from

Nebraska, on the 30th anniversary of the events giving rise to his

receiving the Medal of Honor.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 16, 1999

Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. LOTT, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. HAGEL, Mr.

CLELAND, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. ROBB, Mr. REED,

Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALLARD,

Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BIDEN, Mr.

BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr.

BRYAN, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURNS, Mr. BYRD, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr.

CHAFEE, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. COVERDELL,

Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DODD, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr.

DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr.

FITZGERALD, Mr. FRIST, Mr. GORTON, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRAMM, Mr.

GRAMS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HELMS, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE,

Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms.

LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN,

Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. MACK, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. MIKULSKI,

Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NICKLES, Mr.

REID, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. ROTH, Mr. SANTORUM,

Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. SMITH

of Oregon, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. THOMAS, Mr.

THOMPSON, Mr. THURMOND, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr.

WARNER, Mr. WELLSTONE, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following

resolution; which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Commending the Honorable J. Robert Kerrey, United States
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Senator from Nebraska, on the 30th anniversary of the

events giving rise to his receiving the Medal of Honor.

Whereas the Honorable J. Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Kerrey has served

the United States with distinction and honor for all of his

adult life;

Whereas 30 years ago this past Sunday, on March 14, 1969,

Bob Kerrey lead a successful sea-air-land (SEAL) team

mission in Vietnam during which he was wounded;

Whereas he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions

and leadership during that mission;

Whereas according to his Medal of Honor citation, ‘‘Lt. (j.g.)

Kerrey’s courageous and inspiring leadership, valiant

fighting spirit, and tenacious devotion to duty in the face

of almost overwhelming opposition sustain and enhance

the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service’’;

Whereas during his 10 years of service in the United States

Senate, Bob Kerrey has demonstrated the same qualities

of leadership and spirit and has devoted his considerable

talents to working on social security, Internal Revenue

Service, and entitlement reform, improving health care

services, guiding the intelligence community and supporting the agricultural community: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the United States Senate commends

2 the Honorable J. Robert Kerrey for the service that he

3 rendered to the United States, and expresses its apprecia4 tion and respect for his commitment to and example of

5 bipartisanship and collegial interaction in the legislative

6 process.
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1 SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit

2 a copy of this resolution to the Honorable J. Robert

3 Kerrey.

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