,,iii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #dga ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #aa1 #bjad ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,corker1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4 ,kirk7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,honoring former ,president ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush on the occasion of his #ijth birthday and ,barbara ,bush on the occasion of her #hith birthday and extending the best wishes of the ,senate to former ,president ,bush and ,mrs4 ,bush4 ,whereas ,george ,herbert ,walker ,bush was born in ,milton1 ,massachusetts1 on ,june #ab1 #aibd2 ,whereas on his #ahth birthday1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush enlisted in the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush was the youngest pilot in the ,united ,states ,navy when he received his wings2 ,whereas ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush flew #eh combat missions during ,world ,war ,,ii1 including a mission over the ,pacific as a torpedo bomber pilot during which he was shot down by ,japanese antiaircraft fire and later rescued from the water by a ,united ,states submarine1 the ,u4,s4,s4 ,finback2 ,whereas ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush was awarded the ,distinguished ,flying ,cross and three ,air ,medals for his service during ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush was honorably released from active duty in #aide1 achieving the rank of ,lieutenant2 ,whereas in ,january #aide1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush married ,barbara ,pierce2 ,whereas ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush graduated from ,yale ,university1 where he was captain of the baseball team and excelled in academics2 ,whereas in #aiff1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush was elected to the ,house of ,representatives1 where he served with integrity for two terms2 ,whereas in #aigj1 ,president ,richard ,nixon appointed ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush to be the ,united ,states ,ambassador to the ,united ,nations1 a post he held for two years after confirmation by the ,senate2 ,whereas in #aigd1 ,president ,gerald ,r4 ,ford appointed ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush as chief of the ,united ,states ,liaison ,office in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 where his efforts helped foster the development of positive relations between the ,united ,states and the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 ,whereas from ,january #aigf to ,january #aigg1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush served as the ,director of ,central ,intelligence1 and the ,central ,intelligence ,agency headquarters was later designated the ,george ,bush ,center for ,intelligence in his honor2 ,whereas from #aiha to #aihi1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush served as the #dcrd ,vice ,president of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush was elected the #dast ,president of the ,united ,states in #aihh2 ,whereas ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush directed the negotiation of and signed the ,treaty on the ,reduction and ,limitation of ,strategic ,offensive ,arms1 signed at ,moscow ,july #ca1 #aiia and entered into force ,december #e1 #aiid 7the ,strategic ,arms ,reduction ,treaty of #aiia 7,,start ,i771 which required the ,united ,states and the ,soviet ,union to reduce their nuclear arsenals by #a_/c2 ,whereas during his ,presidency1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush signed into law the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq47 and ,public ,law #aja-edi 7commonly known as the ,clean ,air ,act ,amendments of #aiij7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq472 ,whereas since leaving office1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush has been an international ambassador of ,united ,states goodwill and a strong supporter of the ,george ,bush ,school of ,government and ,public ,service at ,texas ,a,m ,university1 which was named for the former ,president in #aiig2 ,whereas ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush was awarded the ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom in #bjaa2 ,whereas1 on ,june #h1 #bjad1 former ,first ,lady ,barbara ,bush1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush's wife of #fi years1 who has dedicated herself to promoting family literacy and improving the lives of the people of the ,united ,states through learning1 celebrated her #hith birthday2 and ,whereas1 on ,june #ab1 #bjad1 ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush celebrates his #ijth birthday3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors former ,president ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush on the occasion of his #ijth birthday2 and 7#b7 extends the congratulations and best wishes of the ,senate to former ,president ,bush and ,barbara ,bush4