S10834 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 9, 2008 

Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed 

the following enrolled bill: 

H.R. 6859. An act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, 

Georgia, as the ‘‘Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. 

Post Office Building’’. 

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MEASURES PLACED ON THE 

CALENDAR 

The following bills were read the second time, and placed on the calendar: 

H.R. 7005. An act to amend the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative 

minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008. 

H.R. 7006. An act to amend the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster assistance relief. 

H.R. 7060. An act to amend the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 

for energy production and conservation, to 

extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for 

other purposes. 

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SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND 

SENATE RESOLUTIONS 

The following concurrent resolutions 

and Senate resolutions were read, and 

referred (or acted upon), as indicated: 

By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. 

VOINOVICH, and Mr. CONRAD): 

S. Res. 724. A resolution expressing the 

sense of the Senate on the horrific terrorist 

attacks and siege in Mumbai, India, beginning on November 26, 2008, and concluding on 

November 29, 2008; considered and agreed to. 

By Mr. VITTER: 

S. Res. 725. A resolution acknowledging the 

accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program; considered and agreed to. 

By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. 

SNOWE): 

S. Res. 726. A resolution designating December 13, 2008, as ‘‘Wreaths Across America 

Day’’; considered and agreed to. 

By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. 

LAUTENBERG, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. 

MENENDEZ): 

S. Res. 727. A resolution honoring the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 on 

the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy; 

considered and agreed to. 

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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS 

S. 3683

At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the 

name of the Senator from Wyoming 

(Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3683, a bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to 

require approval by the Congress for 

certain expenditures for the Troubled 

Asset Relief Program. 

S. 3697

At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the 

name of the Senator from Wyoming 

(Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3697, a bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to 

require approval by the Congress for 

certain expenditures for the Troubled 

Asset Relief Program. 

S. 3698

At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the 

name of the Senator from Connecticut 

(Mr. LIEBERMAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3698, a bill to prohibit any 

recipient of emergency Federal economic assistance from using such funds 

for lobbying expenditures or political 

contributions, to improve transparency, enhance accountability, encourage responsible corporate governance, and for other purposes. 

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SUBMITED RESOLUTIONS 

SENATE RESOLUTION 724—EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE 

SENATE ON THE HORRIFIC TERRORIST ATTACKS AND SIEGE IN 

MUMBAI, INDIA, BEGINNING ON 

NOVEMBER 26, 2008, AND CONCLUDING ON NOVEMBER 29, 2008 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. 

VOINOVICH, and Mr. CONRAD) submitted 

the following resolution; which was 

considered and agreed to: 

S. RES. 724 

Whereas, on the evening of November 26, 

2008, evidence strongly suggests that 10 terrorists came ashore into the city of Mumbai, 

India, from a hijacked fishing trawler in the 

Arabian Sea, and conducted coordinated attacks on major hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and transportation hubs, and a religious center; 

Whereas the attackers entered into a 

standoff with security forces of the Government of India over the next 60 hours at a 

number of sites, deliberately holding many 

hostages while trapping other innocent victims with no means of escape; 

Whereas authorities of the Government of 

India brought the horrific three-day siege of 

Mumbai to a close on the morning of November 29, 2008; 

Whereas the final death toll from the siege 

exceeded 170 victims, with hundreds more injured; 

Whereas those murdered include citizens of 

India as well as 22 foreigners from 11 different countries, including the following six 

United States citizens: Aryeh Leibish 

Teitelbaum, Rabbi Gavriel Noah Holtzberg, 

Ben Zion Chroman, Sandeep Jeswani, Alan 

Michael Scherr, and Naomi Leia Scherr. 

Whereas the terrorists who attacked 

Mumbai attacked a symbol of religious pluralism and outreach, a Jewish outreach center at the Nariman House, murdering six 

residents of the Nariman House, including 

Rabbi Holtzberg and his five-month pregnant 

wife, Rivka, orphaning their two-year old 

son, Moshe, who was heroically rescued by 

his Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel; 

Whereas nine of the attackers were found 

dead at various sites where they were engaged in a standoff with authorities of the 

Government of India, with only one surviving attacker taken into custody; 

Whereas evidence collected to date suggests the involvement of an Islamic militant 

group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, that has ties to al 

Qaeda and operates out of Pakistan; 

Whereas India has endured a series of devastating terrorist attacks in recent years, 

suffering 3,674 deaths from terrorist attacks 

in a recent three-year period; and 

Whereas India, the world’s largest democracy, is a strategic partner of the United 

States, and this bilateral relationship is 

built on common values and unity against 

extremism: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) affirms that the people of the United 

States stand in unison with the people of 

India in the aftermath of these horrific terrorist attacks; 

(2) condemns strongly the atrocities perpetrated against the people of Mumbai, conveys its deepest condolences to the families 

and loved ones of those killed, and expresses 

its wishes for the speedy recovery of the hundreds of people injured in these senseless attacks; 

(3) notes that these attacks did not only 

target citizens of India, but represented a 

collective assault against the international 

community, with 22 foreigners, including six 

Americans, among those murdered; 

(4) noting that President Bush has offered 

United States Government assistance, encourages the Government of India to conduct 

a comprehensive investigation into the attacks and applauds the tone of moderation 

and restraint exhibited by the Government 

of India to date in reaction to these horrific 

attacks; 

(5) urges the Government of Pakistan to 

investigate aggressively the possible connection of groups based in Pakistan, including 

the Lashkar-e-Taiba, to the Mumbai attacks 

and take definitive action to apprehend and 

detain suspects, and is thus encouraged by 

the raid on an apparent militant camp on 

December 7, 2008, and the arrest of key suspects; 

(6) calls upon the Government of Pakistan 

to take all necessary steps to root out all extremist groups operating on its territory, 

halt attacks aimed at Pakistan and any 

other countries, and ensure that no elements 

of the Government support such groups; 

(7) strongly encourages President-elect 

Obama to consider ways in which the United 

States Government can bolster counter-terrorism cooperation with the Government of 

India to ensure that authorities in that 

country possess all the requisite equipment 

and training needed to prevent and respond 

to future terrorist attacks; and 

(8) urges bolstered United States efforts to 

develop and implement policies and projects 

to combat all forms of religious extremism, 

including anti-Semitism, in order to deter 

the type of targeted attacks like that waged 

against the Chabad Lubavitch center in 

Mumbai. 

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SENATE RESOLUTION 725—ACKNOWLEDGING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS OF 

THE YOUTH IMPACT PROGRAM 

Mr. VITTER submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to: 

S. RES. 725 

Whereas many at-risk young men in the 

inner cities of the United States face a challenging and uncertain future; 

Whereas the future success of at-risk 

young men can be greatly enhanced through 

sustained mentorship; 

Whereas effective working partnerships between and within the public and private sectors can have a lasting and positive impact 

on the future of at-risk young men; 

Whereas participation in organized sports 

has provided a creative and disciplined outlet and a path to a better life for many atrisk young men; 

Whereas the Youth Impact Program combines the disciplines of football, mentoring, 

and academics in partnerships between local 

National Football League franchises and universities to promote discipline, learning, and 

positive values; 

Whereas the Youth Impact Program is a 

community-based program that has proven 

its value over the past 2 years in raising the 

outlook and aspirations of at-risk young 

men and has provided at-risk young men 

greater exposure to academics, core values, 

and life skills; 


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