,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,heitkamp7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
the #abeth anniversary of ,north        
,dakota's ,statehood4  ,whereas the     
,dakota ,territory was incorporated in  
#ahfa2 ,whereas ,president ,theodore    
,roosevelt came to the ,dakota          
,territory in #ahhc to hunt and begin   
cattle ranching near ,medora1 ,north    
,dakota2 ,whereas ,president ,theodore  
,roosevelt credited the fact he was     
elected ,president to the time he spent 
and the experiences he had in ,north    
,dakota2 ,whereas ,north ,dakota was    
admitted to the ,union on ,november #b1 
#ahhi2 ,whereas the population of ,north
 ,dakota grew from #b1jjj in #ahgj to   
#fhj1jjj in #aicj1 and reached a ,state 
record of #gcj1jjj people in #bjad2     
,whereas the battleship ,,uss ,,north   

,,dakota1 the first turbine-powered ship
 in the ,united ,states ,navy1 was      
launched in #aijh2 ,whereas the ,north  
,dakota ,state flag1 the regimental flag
 carried by the ,north ,dakota ,infantry
 in the ,spanish-,american ,war in #ahih
 and ,philippine ,island ,insurrection  
in #ahii1 was designated in #aiaa2      
,whereas the ,bank of ,north ,dakota was
 established in #aiai and the ,state    
mill and elevator began operating in    
#aibb2 ,whereas1 in #aicb1 the          
,international ,peace ,garden was       
established on the border between ,north
 ,dakota and the ,canadian province of  
,manitoba1 a symbol of peace between the
 governments of the ,united ,states and 
,canada2 ,whereas1 in #aidi1 the        
,theodore ,roosevelt ,national ,memorial
 ,park was dedicated1 covering #c areas 
of the badlands in western ,north       
,dakota2 ,whereas1 in #aiec1 ,president 
,eisenhower dedicated the ,garrison     
,dam1 the fifth-largest earthen dam in  
the world1 which created ,lake          

,sakakawea1 the third-largest man-made  
lake in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas   
,north ,dakota has a world-class system 
of higher education1 which supports     
student development across a variety of 
fields1 including aerospace1            
agriculture1 architecture1 education1   
engineering1 law1 medicine1 and nursing2
 ,whereas the ,,uss ,,north ,,dakota1 a 
,virginia-class submarine was christened
 in ,november #bjac2 ,whereas ,north    
,dakota has had the lowest unemployment 
rate in the ,united ,states for over #e 
years2 ,whereas1 in #bjac1 ,north       
,dakota was either #ast or #bnd in the  
,united ,states in total agriculture    
production for #af different            
commodities2 ,whereas ,north ,dakota is 
the second largest producer of oil and  
gas in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas    
,north ,dakota produces over #a1jjj1jjj 
barrels of oil each day2 ,whereas the   
economy of ,north ,dakota has grown     
faster than the economy of all other    
,states of the ,united ,states for #d   

consecutive years2 ,whereas the personal
 income of people in ,north ,dakota is  
nearly #cj percent above the national   
average2 ,whereas1 in #bjab1 exports    
from ,north ,dakota topped              
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and ,whereas the economy
 and communities of ,north ,dakota has  
experienced unprecedented development1  
resulting in national recognition3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--  
7#a7 congratulates-- 7,a7 the ,state of 
,north ,dakota on its #abeth            
anniversary2 and  7,b7 the people of    
,north ,dakota for their tremendous work
 and success in building the prosperity 
of current and future generations living
 in the ,state2 and  7#b7 respectfully  
requests that the ,secretary of the     
,senate transmit an enrolled copy of    
this resolution to the ,governor of     
,north ,dakota4