,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cb  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#a1 #bjag,mr4 ,fortenberry 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,smith of ,nebraska1 and ,mr4     
,bacon7 submitted the following         
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,concurrent  
,,resolution  ,congratulating the ,state
 of ,nebraska on the #aejth anniversary 
of the admission of that ,state into the
 ,united ,states4  ,whereas the name    
,nebraska is derived from a ,native     
,american ,siouan word that means flat  
water and is inspired by the ,platte    
,river2 ,whereas early explorers of the 
,great ,plains called the ,nebraska     
region the ,great ,american ,desert1    
mistakenly believing that its vast      
prairies were incapable of supporting   
agriculture2 ,whereas the ,platte ,river
 ,valley provided an ideal corridor for 
settlers traveling westward along the   
,oregon1 ,mormon1 and ,california       

,trails2 ,whereas the ,act entitled ,an 
,act to secure ,homesteads to actual    
,settlers on the ,public ,domain1       
approved ,may #bj1 #ahfb1 encouraged    
enterprising individuals to consider    
settling in the ,nebraska ,territory2   
,whereas ,nebraska was-- 7#a7 the first 
,state admitted to the ,united ,states  
after the conclusion of the ,civil ,war2
 and  7#b7 the only ,state the          
admittance of which the ,president      
vetoed because of disagreement with the 
fundamental condition imposed by        
,congress with respect to giving ,black 
men the right to vote2 ,whereas1 by     
means of the ,act entitled ,an ,act for 
the ,admission of the ,state of         
,nebraska into the ,union1 approved     
,february #i1 #ahfg1 ,congress overrode 
the veto of ,president ,andrew ,johnson1
 opening the way for the admission of   
,nebraska into the ,united ,states on   
,march #a1 #ahfg2 ,whereas the admission
 of ,nebraska into the ,united ,states  
led to the further settlement of        

,nebraska and the construction of the   
transcontinental railroad westward from 
the ,omaha terminus2 ,whereas1 in #ahgi1
 a ,federal district court in ,nebraska 
was the site where ,american ,indians   
were first recognized as persons under  
the laws of the ,united ,states after   
,standing ,bear pleaded1 ,i am a man2   
,whereas ,nebraska is leading the way   
for a new innovation frontier where     
entrepreneurs are engaged in building   
the economy of the future by            
establishing and growing great          
businesses2 ,whereas ,nebraska is the   
only ,state whose residents1 desiring   
greater government accountability1 voted
 to transition the ,state legislature   
from a bicameral system to a unicameral 
system1 thereby reducing the size of the
 legislature by nearly #gj percent2     
,whereas ,nebraska is the home of such  
national food sensations as ,kool-,aid1 
the reuben1 and ,runzas2 ,whereas       
,nebraska leads the ,united ,states in--
  7#a7 beef and veal exports2  7#b7     

commercial red meat production2  7#c7   
commercial cattle slaughter2  7#d7      
,great ,northern bean production2  7#e7 
popcorn production2 and  7#f7 the number
 of irrigated acres of cropland2        
,whereas ,nebraska continues to lead the
 ,united ,states in center-pivot        
irrigation technology1 as ,nebraska is  
home to the #d largest irrigation       
companies in the ,united ,states2       
,whereas1 in #aihf1 ,nebraska was the   
first ,state in which women were the #b 
major party candidates for governor when
 ,kay ,orr1 a ,republican1 defeated     
,helen ,boosalis1 a ,democrat2 ,whereas 
,nebraska has played and continues to   
play a significant and remarkable role  
in the civic1 economic1 educational1 and
 cultural life of the ,united ,states2  
,whereas ,nebraskans have a long history
 of dedicated service to our country's  
military1 serving in the ,army1 ,navy1  
,marine ,corps1 ,air ,force1 ,coast     
,guard1 and the ,nebraska ,national     
,guard2 ,whereas the highest ranking    

military officer in ,united ,states     
history1 second only to ,general        
,washington1 ,general of the ,armies1   
,john ,j4 ,pershing1 served as the      
,commandant of ,cadets at the           
,university of ,nebraska where he formed
 the national organization1 the         
,pershing ,rifles2 ,whereas1 from #aidf 
to #aiib1 the men and women of          
,strategic ,air ,command1 headquartered 
in ,nebraska1 countered the nuclear     
threat of the ,soviet ,union1 while     
holding true to their motto peace is our
 profession2 ,whereas ,nebraska is home 
to the ,united ,states ,strategic       
,command1 a joint military and civilian 
team delivering integrated multidomain  
combat effects that protect ,america and
 span the globe2 ,whereas1 on ,march #a1
 #bjag1 ,nebraska marks the #aejth      
anniversary of the admission of that    
,state into the ,united ,states2 and    
,whereas the sesquicentennial           
celebration of statehood offers a       
special opportunity for the people of   

,nebraska to reflect1 remember1         
celebrate1 and plan for an even brighter
 future that embodies the ,state motto  
of ,nebraska1 ,equality ,before the     
,law3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that     
,congress congratulates the ,state of   
,nebraska on the #aejth anniversary of  
the admission of that ,state into the   
,united ,states4