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“FEED AMERICA DAY” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S7665-S7666 on Sept. 28, 2010.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
FEED AMERICA DAY
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 646.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 646) designating Thursday, November 18, 2010, as ``Feed America Day.''
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 646) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:
S. Res. 646
Whereas Thanksgiving Day celebrates the spirit of selfless giving and an appreciation for family and friends;
Whereas the spirit of Thanksgiving Day is a virtue upon which the United States was founded;
Whereas, according to the Department of Agriculture, roughly 35,000,000 people in the United States, including 12,000,000 children, continue to live in households that do not have an adequate supply of food; and
Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine spirit of thanksgiving, both affirming and restoring fundamental principles in our society: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates Thursday, November 18, 2010, as ``Feed America Day''; and
(2) encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice 2 meals on Thursday, November 18, 2010, and to donate the money that would have been spent on that food to the religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry.
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