S10490 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 2, 2008 

SENATE RESOLUTION 703—DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 2008 AS ‘‘NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE 

AWARENESS MONTH’’, TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE 

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. CRAPO, 

Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. THUNE, 

Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SMITH, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. TESTER, Mr. 

GRASSLEY, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. REID, Ms. 

STABENOW, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. CRAIG, 

Mr. WYDEN, Mr. SALAZAR, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. FEINGOLD, and 

Mr. ENZI) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to: 

S. RES. 703 

Whereas methamphetamine, an easily 

manufactured drug of the amphetamine 

group, is a powerful and addictive central 

nervous system stimulant with long-lasting 

effects; 

Whereas the National Association of Counties reported in 2007 that methamphetamine 

is the number 1 illegal drug problem for 47 

percent of the counties in the United States, 

a higher percentage than that of any other 

drug; 

Whereas 4 out of 5 county sheriffs report 

that, while local methamphetamine production is down, methamphetamine abuse is not 

(the National Association of Counties found 

that 1⁄2 of the Nation’s sheriffs report abuse 

of the drug has stayed the same and nearly 

1⁄3 say that it has increased); 

Whereas the highest rates of methamphetamine use among all ethnic groups occur 

within Native American communities; 

Whereas the consequence of methamphetamine use by many young adults in the Native American community has been death, 

including methamphetamine-related suicides; 

Whereas sheriffs report increases in crime 

directly related to the presence of methamphetamine in their communities; 

Whereas most illegal methamphetamine 

available in the United States is produced in 

large clandestine laboratories in Mexico and 

smuggled into this country; 

Whereas methamphetamine labs are costly 

to clean up in that every pound of methamphetamine produced can yield up to 5 

pounds of toxic waste, representing a public 

danger to adults and children; 

Whereas the profile of methamphetamine 

users is changing, as 3⁄5 of the Nation’s sheriffs report increased methamphetamine use 

by women and 1⁄2 of the Nation’s sheriffs report increased use by teens; 

Whereas, in surveys on the abuse of methamphetamine among teens, many of the respondents said that the drug was easy to get 

and believed there is little risk in trying it; 

Whereas other National Association of 

Counties surveys have shown that methamphetamine also places significant burdens 

on local social service and health care resources, increasing out-of-home placements 

for children, sending more people to public 

hospital emergency rooms than any other 

drug, and producing an ever-growing need for 

methamphetamine treatment programs; and 

Whereas the establishment of a National 

Methamphetamine Awareness month would 

increase awareness of methamphetamine and 

educate the public on effective ways to help 

prevent methamphetamine use at the Federal, State, and local levels: Now, therefore, 

be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates November 2008 as ‘‘National Methamphetamine Awareness Month’’ 

to increase awareness of methamphetamine 

abuse; and 

(2) encourages the people of the United 

States and interested groups to observe National Methamphetamine Awareness Month 

with appropriate educational programs and 

outreach activities. 

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SENATE RESOLUTION 704—CONGRATULATING THE MEMBERS OF 

THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC 

AND PARALYMPIC TEAMS ON 

THEIR SUCCESS IN THE 2008 

SUMMER OLYMPIC AND 

PARALYMPIC GAMES AND SUPPORTING THE SELECTION OF 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AS THE SITE 

OF THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPIC 

AND PARALYMPIC GAMES. 

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. OBAMA) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to: 

S. RES. 704 

Whereas the 2008 Summer Olympic Games 

were conducted in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008; 

Whereas 10,500 athletes from 204 countries 

participated in 302 events in 28 sports and inspired people around the world with their 

dedication, discipline, athletic achievement, 

and spirit of fair play, representing the best 

traditions of Olympic competition; 

Whereas 596 men and women represented 

the United States in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games as members of the United States 

Olympic Team; 

Whereas those United States Olympians 

competed in 27 sports and continued the 

great legacy of athleticism and sportsmanship that has characterized the history of 

United States Olympic competition; 

Whereas, in the 2008 Summer Olympic 

Games, the United States sustained and increased its clear dominance as the most successful country in the history of the Olympic 

Games; 

Whereas athletes from the United States 

won more medals in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games than athletes from any other 

country; 

Whereas swimmer Michael Phelps of Maryland earned recognition as one of the greatest athletes of all time by winning an extraordinary 8 gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to surpass the previous 

single-year record of 7 Olympic gold medals 

by Mark Spitz, also a swimmer from the 

United States; 

Whereas Michael Phelps now also holds the 

record for the most Olympic gold medals 

ever won by a single athlete, with a remarkable 14 gold medals; 

Whereas, in the 2008 Summer Olympic 

Games, the United States demonstrated its 

continued preeminence in team sports, with 

the men’s and women’s basketball teams, the 

men’s volleyball team, the women’s soccer 

team, and the men’s and women’s 4x400- 

meter relay teams winning gold medals; 

Whereas more than 200 athletes from the 

United States competed in 18 sports on behalf of the United States in the 2008 Summer 

Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, from 

September 6 to September 17, 2008; 

Whereas the United States Paralympic 

Team earned 99 medals, including 36 gold 

medals, reminding the world that physical 

challenges are no limit to human achievement; 

Whereas United States Army First Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell, who lost her left 

leg to a roadside bomb in Baghdad in 2004, 

became the first veteran of the war in Iraq to 

compete in the Paralympic Games when she 

swam in the women’s 100-meter butterfly, 

100-meter freestyle, and 400-meter freestyle; 

Whereas the people of the United States 

stand united in respect and admiration for 

the members of the United States Olympic 

and Paralympic Teams, and the Teams’ athletic accomplishments, sportsmanship, and 

dedication to excellence; 

Whereas the many accomplishments of the 

United States Olympic and Paralympic 

Teams would not have been possible without 

the hard work and dedication of many others, including the United States Olympic 

Committee and the many administrators, 

coaches, and family members who provided 

critical support for the athletes: 

Whereas the Olympic movement celebrates 

competition, fair play, and the pursuit of 

dreams; 

Whereas the United States and, in particular, the city of Chicago, Illinois, celebrate those same ideals; and 

Whereas Chicago has never hosted the 

Olympic and Paralympic Games: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) extends congratulations for a job well 

done to all members of the United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Teams and to everyone who supported the Teams’ efforts at 

the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic 

Games; and 

(2) encourages the International Olympic 

Committee to choose Chicago, Illinois, as 

the site of the 2016 Summer Olympic and 

Paralympic Games and offers support and cooperation in ensuring successful Olympic and 

Paralympic Games in Chicago in 2016. 

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SENATE RESOLUTION 705—EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE 

SENATE ON THE COMMITMENT 

OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE 

PRESERVATION OF RELIGIOUS 

AND CULTURAL SITES AND CONDEMNING INSTANCES IN WHICH 

SUCH SITES ARE DESECRATED 

Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. 

LEVIN, and Mr. VOINOVICH) submitted 

the following resolution; which was 

considered and agreed to: 

S. RES. 705 

Whereas the Senate is committed to protecting and preserving the cultural heritage 

of all national, religious, and ethnic groups, 

including cemeteries and other sacred sites 

of those groups in the United States and 

abroad; 

Whereas the Holocaust annihilated much 

of the Jewish population of Europe, and in 

many countries in Europe, no Jewish people 

were left to care for the communal properties that represent a historic culture in the 

area and constitute an integral part of the 

Jewish religion; 

Whereas the Holocaust and 45 years of 

atheistic, Communist governments in Eastern Europe created a critical need that led to 

the establishment of the United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s 

Heritage Abroad under section 1303 of the 

International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 469j); 

Whereas the United States Commission for 

the Preservation of America’s Heritage 

Abroad is tasked with identifying and reporting on cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings in Eastern and Central Europe that are associated with the heritage of 

United States citizens and obtaining assurances from the governments in those regions 

that those properties will be protected and 

preserved; 


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