,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #be  
7legislative day1 ,january #bd71 #bjai  
,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4       
,toomey7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
life of ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr4      
,whereas the life of service and        
commitment of ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1     
,jr41 is an inspiration to the people of
 the ,united ,states and people around  
the world and will be for years to come2
 ,whereas ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41   
served in the ,army ,air ,corps during  
,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas ,harris ,l4  
,wofford1 ,jr41 served on the ,civil    
,rights ,commission established by      
,president ,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower2     
,whereas ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41 was
 a champion of civil rights and         
nonviolence and helped create and pass  
the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aieg        
7,public ,law #he-cae2 #ga ,stat4 #fcd71

 the first civil rights legislation     
since ,reconstruction2 ,whereas ,harris 
,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41 served as ,special  
,assistant to the ,president for ,civil 
,rights and ,chairman of the ,subcabinet
 ,group on ,civil ,rights under         
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy2 ,whereas 
,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41 played a key
 role in the formation of the ,peace    
,corps and served as the special        
representative to ,africa and director  
and associate director of operations in 
,ethiopia2 ,whereas ,harris ,l4         
,wofford1 ,jr41 participated in the     
,selma to ,montgomery ,civil ,rights    
marches in #aife in support of voting   
rights for ,african ,americans2 ,whereas
 ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41 was a      
staunch advocate for higher education   
and served as the ,president of the     
,state ,university of ,new ,york at ,old
 ,westbury and the ,president of ,bryn  
,mawr ,college2 ,whereas ,harris ,l4    
,wofford1 ,jr41 served as ,secretary of 
,labor and ,industry in the             

,commonwealth of ,pennsylvania from     
#aihg to #aiia2 ,whereas ,harris ,l4    
,wofford1 ,jr41 served as a ,united     
,states ,senator for ,pennsylvania from 
,may #h1 #aiia1 to ,january #c1 #aiie2  
,whereas ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41 was
 an advocate for health care access2    
,whereas ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41    
championed national service and was     
instrumental in passing the ,national   
and ,community ,service ,trust ,act of  
#aiic 7,public ,law #ajc-hb71 which     
established ,ameri,corps1 the ,senior   
,corps1 and ,learn and ,serve ,america1 
and served as head of ,ameri,corps2     
,whereas ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41    
helped establish the ,federal holiday   
marking the birthday of ,martin ,luther 
,king1 ,jr41 as a national day of       
service and worked on legislation       
directing the ,corporation for ,national
 and ,community ,service to spearhead   
the effort marking this day of service2 
and ,whereas1 in #bjab1 ,harris ,l4     
,wofford1 ,jr41 was awarded the         

,presidential ,citizens ,medal1 the     
second-highest civilian honor in the    
,united ,states1 for his lifetime of    
humanitarian work3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that-- 7#a7 the ,senate--  7,a7    
notes with deep sorrow and solemn       
mourning the death of ,harris ,l4       
,wofford1 ,jr42  7,b7 extends heartfelt 
sympathy to the entire family of ,harris
 ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr42  7,c7 honors and1  
on behalf of the ,united ,states1       
expresses deep appreciation for the     
outstanding and important service of    
,harris ,l4 ,wofford1 ,jr41 to the      
,united ,states2 and  7,d7 respectfully 
requests that the ,secretary of the     
,senate communicate this resolution to  
the ,house of ,representatives and      
transmit an enrolled copy of this       
resolution to the family of ,harris ,l4 
,wofford1 ,jr42 and  7#b7 when the      
,senate adjourns today1 it stands       
adjourned as a further mark of respect  
to the memory of ,harris ,l4 ,wofford1  
,jr4