,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,booker7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #cejth ,anniversary of the founding 
of the ,state of ,new ,jersey and       
honoring the valuable contributions of  
people of the ,garden ,state4  ,whereas1
 in #affd1 the parcel of land between   
the ,delaware and ,hudson ,rivers came  
under the control of the ,english1 who  
named the land ,new ,jersey2 ,whereas   
the ,state of ,new ,jersey played an    
instrumental role in the success of the 
#ac original colonies during the        
,american ,revolutionary ,war1 serving  
as the location of more military        
engagements than any other colony during
 the ,american ,revolutionary ,war1     
including #b pivotal colonial victories 
at ,trenton and ,princeton in the winter
 of #aggf2 ,whereas1 in #aghi1 the      

,state of ,new ,jersey became the first 
state in the ,united ,states of ,america
 to ratify the ,bill of ,rights1 which  
is the first #aj amendments to the      
,united ,states ,constitution2 ,whereas 
men and women of the ,state of ,new     
,jersey1 such as ,thomas ,mundy         
,peterson1 ,alice ,paul1 and ,paul      
,robeson1 bravely challenged our country
 to recognize and support equal and just
 rights of citizenship for all people of
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the      
,state of ,new ,jersey has been a       
veritable cauldron of culture1          
contributing iconic and talented artists
 in literature1 film1 theater1 dance1   
music1 and visual arts2 ,whereas world  
renowned scientists and scholars1       
including ,thomas ,alva ,edison and     
,albert ,einstein1 conduct their        
research and launch their discoveries in
 laboratories and institutions          
throughout the ,state of ,new ,jersey1  
resulting in the ,state of ,new ,jersey 
serving as a birth place for inventions 

and innovations that fundamentally      
change the way humans interact with each
 other and the world around them2       
,whereas the ,state of ,new ,jersey has 
been a leader in developing and         
engineering formative infrastructure and
 transportation accomplishments1 from   
the ,morris ,canal and the ,delaware and
 ,raritan ,canal to the iconic ,garden  
,state ,parkway1 as well as the now     
ubiquitous ,jersey ,barriers that       
provide for the safety of drivers and   
passengers on roads throughout the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #aied1 the
 ,new ,jersey ,state ,legislature passed
 legislation for the ,state of ,new     
,jersey to officially adopt the nickname
 of the ,garden ,state1 a proud         
acknowledgment of the ,state of ,new    
,jersey's strong agricultural heritage  
and reflection of the continued         
abundance of blueberries1 cranberries1  
peaches1 and other produce that         
contribute to the ,state of ,new        
,jersey's robust agricultural industry2 

,whereas ,new ,jerseyans take pride in  
enjoying and preserving the ,state of   
,new ,jersey's vast natural resources1  
including the #acj miles of sandy       
beaches along the shore1 as well as the 
#a1jjj1jjj acres of ,pine ,barrens that 
constitute the ,united ,state's first   
,national ,reserve2 and ,whereas it is  
fitting and desirable that the people of
 ,new ,jersey and the ,united ,states   
celebrate the current and historic role 
of the ,state of ,new ,jersey in the    
,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,senate recognizes and        
celebrates the #cejth anniversary of the
 founding of the ,state of ,new ,jersey4