,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #e1  
#bjad ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,heller1    
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new     
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4   
,bennet1 and ,mr4 ,kirk7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,recognizing the historic significance  
of the ,mexican holiday of ,cinco de    
,mayo4  ,whereas ,may #e1 or ,cinco de  
,mayo in ,spanish1 is celebrated each   
year as a date of great importance by   
the ,mexican and ,mexican-,american     
communities2  ,whereas the ,cinco de    
,mayo holiday commemorates ,may #e1     
#ahfb1 the date on which ,mexicans who  
were struggling for independence and    
freedom fought the ,battle of ,puebla2  
,whereas ,cinco de ,mayo has become     
widely celebrated annually by nearly all
 ,mexicans and ,mexican-,americans1     
north and south of the ,united          

,states-,mexico border2  ,whereas the   
,battle of ,puebla was but one of the   
many battles that the courageous        
,mexican people won in their long and   
brave struggle for independence and     
freedom2  ,whereas the ,french army1    
confident that its battle-seasoned      
troops were far superior to the         
less-seasoned ,mexican troops1 expected 
little or no opposition from the        
,mexican army2  ,whereas the ,french    
army1 which had not experienced defeat  
against any of the finest troops of     
,europe in more than half a century1    
sustained a disastrous loss at the hands
 of an outnumbered and ill-equipped1 but
 highly spirited and courageous1        
,mexican army2  ,whereas1 after #c      
bloody assaults on ,puebla in which more
 than #a1jjj ,french soldiers lost their
 lives1 the ,french troops were finally 
defeated and driven back by the         
outnumbered ,mexican troops2  ,whereas  
the courageous spirit that ,mexican     
,general ,ignacio ,zaragoza and his men 

displayed during that historic battle   
can never be forgotten2  ,whereas many  
brave ,mexicans willingly gave their    
lives for the causes of justice and     
freedom in the ,battle of ,puebla on    
,cinco de ,mayo2  ,whereas the sacrifice
 of the ,mexican fighters was           
instrumental in keeping ,mexico from    
falling under ,european domination      
while1 in the ,united ,states1 the      
,union ,army battled ,confederate forces
 in the ,civil ,war2  ,whereas ,cinco de
 ,mayo serves as a reminder that the    
foundation of the ,united ,states was   
built by people from many countries and 
diverse cultures who were willing to    
fight and die for freedom2  ,whereas    
,cinco de ,mayo also serves as a        
reminder of the close ties between the  
people of ,mexico and the people of the 
,united ,states2  ,whereas1 in a larger 
sense1 ,cinco de ,mayo symbolizes the   
right of a free people to               
self-determination1 just as ,benito     
,juarez1 the president of ,mexico during

 the ,battle of ,puebla1 once said1 ,el 
respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz      
7,respect for the rights of others is   
peace72 and  ,whereas many people       
celebrate ,cinco de ,mayo during the    
entire week in which the date falls3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate--  7#a7 recognizes the historic 
struggle of the people of ,mexico for   
independence and freedom1 which ,cinco  
de ,mayo commemorates2 and  7#b7        
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,cinco de ,mayo with 
appropriate ceremonies and activities4