Friday, December 04, 2009

On the U.S. Senate Passes a "Commonsense Resolution":

 
Every member of the senate deserves our appreciation. -gw

On December 1, 2009, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a concurrent resolution to H. Res. 175, condemning the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran.

S.Res.71 was introduced to the U.S. Senate on March 9, 2009, by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. The other original cosponsors are Sens. Sam Brownback, Robert Menendez, Olympia J. Snowe and Sheldon Whitehouse. Download PDF

The following 17 senators cosponsored the resolution:

Sen. Brownback, Sam [KS] – 3/9/2009
Sen. Burris, Roland [IL] – 7/7/2009
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] – 6/3/2009
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [ME] – 3/17/2009
Sen. Durbin, Richard [IL] – 5/19/2009
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] – 7/30/2009
Sen. Isakson, Johnny [GA] – 11/5/2009
Sen. Levin, Carl [MI] – 11/30/2009
Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] – 4/20/2009
Sen. Martinez, Mel [FL] – 7/8/2009
Sen. Menendez, Robert [NJ]- 3/9/2009
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [AK] – 5/19/2009
Sen. Murray, Patty [WA] – 7/22/2009
Sen. Reid, Harry [NV] – 4/1/2009
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [NY] – 7/7/2009
Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] – 3/9/2009
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] – 3/9/2009

Posted via email from Baha'i Views

No comments: