,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,celebrating the #abeth   
anniversary of the ,state of ,south     
,dakota4  ,whereas ,south ,dakota joined
 the ,union as a ,state on ,november #b1
 #ahhi2 ,whereas ,south ,dakota serves  
as a breadbasket for the ,united ,states
 and the world2 ,whereas the agriculture
 industry in ,south ,dakota produces a  
#be1fjj1jjj1jjj economic impact each    
year2 ,whereas ,south ,dakota is among  
the top #aj producers in the ,united    
,states of #i different crops2 ,whereas 
,south ,dakota is among the top #aj     
producers in the ,united ,states in #e  
different animal production areas2      
,whereas ,south ,dakota is a land of    
opportunity and free enterprise2        
,whereas ,south ,dakota consistently has

 one of the lowest unemployment rates in
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,south   
,dakota has an outstanding system of    
education at every level1 teaching      
students to become leaders and          
innovators in a variety of fields2      
,whereas ,south ,dakotans have gone on  
to serve proudly and in                 
disproportionately high numbers in the  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas
 the ,,uss ,south ,dakota was           
commissioned in #aidb and valiantly     
served in the ,pacific during ,world    
,war ,,ii2 ,whereas ,south ,dakota is   
honored to be home to #i ,native        
,american tribes2 ,whereas ,south       
,dakota boasts the highest mountains    
between the ,appalachians and the       
,rockies2 ,whereas ,south ,dakota       
supports environmental conservation as  
home to #f ,national parks2 ,whereas    
people from all over the ,united ,states
 travel to ,south ,dakota every year to 
participate in an annual tradition of   
pheasant hunting that has spurred       

tourism and economic growth and has     
maintained a heritage important to      
,south ,dakotans for generations2 and   
,whereas ,south ,dakota came to         
symbolize the commitment of the ,united 
,states to freedom and democracy by way 
of the world-famous ,mount ,rushmore3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate commends and celebrates ,south  
,dakota and its people on the ,state's  
#abeth anniversary4