,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gig ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #h1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,young7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,honoring the life and achievements of former ,united ,states ,senator ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes and expressing condolences to the family of ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes on his passing4 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was born on ,february #c1 #aicc1 in ,salisbury1 ,maryland1 to ,matina and ,spyros ,p4 ,sarbanes1 who had emigrated from ,laconia1 ,greece2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes graduated from ,wicomico ,high ,school and earned a full scholarship and a bachelor's degree from the ,school of ,public and ,international ,affairs at ,princeton ,university in #aied2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes earned a ,rhodes ,scholarship and graduated from ,balliol ,college of the ,university of ,oxford with a ,first ,class degree in #aieg1 and then graduated from ,harvard ,law ,school in #aifj2 ,whereas1 in #aifj1 ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes married his wife1 ,christine ,dunbar1 who was his partner in all his endeavors1 in addition to being a wonderful teacher of the classics1 ,latin1 ,greek1 and ,french1 an avid reader1 and a volunteer with the ,enoch ,pratt ,free ,library1 the ,walters ,art ,museum1 and the ,baltimore ,volunteer ,groups to the ,united ,states ,fund for ,,unicef2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes and his late wife ,christine have-- 7#a7 #c children1 ,john1 ,michael1 and ,janet2 and 7#b7 #g grandchildren2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes drew inspiration and passion for public service from the ancient ,greeks1 who said1 those who lived only in private life were falling short2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was a member of the ,greek ,orthodox ,cathedral of the ,annunciation in ,baltimore1 ,maryland1 and held the highest lay office of the ,church1 ,order of ,st4 ,andrew1 ,archon of the ,ecumenical ,patriarchate2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was elected to the ,maryland ,house of ,delegates in #aiff2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was elected to the ,united ,states ,house of ,representatives in #aigj1 and in #aigd1 he introduced the first articles of impeachment against ,president ,richard ,nixon for obstruction of justice2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was elected to the ,united ,states ,senate in #aigf1 and served on the ,committees on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 ,foreign ,relations1 and ,budget of the ,senate1 and the ,joint ,economic ,committee2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes's long-time partner in the ,senate1 ,senator ,barbara ,mikulski of ,maryland1 jokingly referred to them as diner ,democrats in recognition of his parents1 who owned a restaurant1 and hers1 who owned a grocery store1 and their dedication to the everyday concerns of ,marylanders and the people of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes developed a reputation for honesty1 intellect1 and integrity1 working cooperatively with his colleagues and preferring results over credit2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes had a deep understanding of economic issues1 honed as an aide to ,walter ,heller on ,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy's ,council of ,economic ,advisors1 and was a leader on critical financial issues including the ,community ,reinvestment ,act1 affordable housing1 and anti-money laundering efforts2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes served as ,chairman of the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and wrote the ,sarbanes-,oxley ,act of #bjjb1 which passed the ,senate unanimously1 to reform and strengthen oversight of corporate governance and the accounting industry in the wake of the ,enron scandal2 ,whereas ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush said the ,sarbanes-,oxley ,act of #bjjb included the most far-reaching reforms of ,american business practices since the time of ,franklin ,delano ,roosevelt and ,president ,barack ,obama called it a towering achievement that will strengthen the ,american economy for many years to come2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was a champion of the ,chesapeake ,bay1 working to improve access through the ,chesapeake ,gateways and ,watertrails ,program and the ,captain ,john ,smith ,chesapeake ,national ,historic ,trail and to improve the health of the ,bay with the ,chesapeake ,restoration ,act1 oyster restoration1 and the ,poplar ,island project2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes had a reputation as a man of deep principle1 which led to his inclusion in the impeachment proceedings against ,president ,richard ,nixon and the investigations into ,iran ,contra and ,whitewater2 ,whereas journalist and author ,elizabeth ,drew1 writing about ,watergate1 wrote of ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes1 ,history and process lift people1 and they have lifted this group--and given the public a chance to see it4 ,paul ,sarbanes would not have looked at all bad at the ,constitutional ,convention2 he might have been one of the great ones2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was committed to the ,united ,states' leadership in the world1 sought peaceful engagement with our allies1 played a key role in the ratification of the ,panama ,canal treaties and anti-apartheid laws1 and voted against the authorization of use of military force in ,iraq in #bjjc2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes received numerous awards for his time in service1 including the ,paul ,h4 ,douglas ,ethics in ,government ,award1 the ,rolfe ,award for ,extraordinary ,impact on ,policy in ,economics1 ,business1 and ,finance1 and the ,cox1 ,coleman1 ,richardson ,award for ,distinguished ,public ,service2 ,whereas1 in his farewell speech to the ,senate1 ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes said1 ,throughout my years in public service1 ,i have worked to the limits of my ability to provide the people of ,maryland and the ,nation dedicated1 informed1 and independent representation based on the fundamental principles of integrity and intelligence4 ,i have been guided in this effort by a vision of a decent and just ,america1 based on a strong sense of community and offering fairness and opportunity to all its people2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes continued in his farewell speech that ,service in this body has reinforced1 many times over1 my understanding and commitment to the institutions upon which our system of democratic governance critically depends and ,so long as the vision of ,america's promise continues to shine brightly in this body1 ,i have every confidence that our ,nation will prevail in the face of great challenges and that its future will be assured2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was the longest-serving ,senator from the ,state of ,maryland when he retired in #bjjf2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes served as a mentor and friend to his colleagues and the dedicated staff in his offices on ,capitol ,hill and in the ,state of ,maryland2 ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes will be remembered for-- 7#a7 his intellect1 understanding of issues1 and incisive questioning of witnesses before his committees2 7#b7 the trust he built and wisdom and counsel he shared with his colleagues2 and 7#c7 his unwavering commitment to the people of the ,united ,states1 and especially the people he served in ,maryland2 and ,whereas ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes was a loving husband1 father1 grandfather1 and son who passed away on ,december #f1 #bjbj1 at the age of #hg3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that-- 7#a7 the ,senate-- 7,a7 has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the ,honorable ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes1 former member of the ,united ,states ,senate2 7,b7 recognizes the life and achievements of the ,honorable ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes2 7,c7 expresses condolences to the family of the ,honorable ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes on his passing2 and 7,d7 respectfully requests that the ,secretary of the ,senate-- 7i7 communicate this resolution to the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7ii7 transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of the ,honorable ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes2 and 7#b7 when the ,senate adjourns today1 it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the ,honorable ,paul ,spyros ,sarbanes4