,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1    
#bjag,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,sasse7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,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 the reuben 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      
governor2 ,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 ,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 the 
,senate congratulates the ,state of     
,nebraska on the #aejth anniversary of  
the admission of that ,state into the   
,united ,states4