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Congratulating the University of California, Davis, for a century as a premier public research university and one of our Nation's finest institutions of higher education. [HR-448]
Congratulates the University of California, Davis, for 100 successful years of providing superb educational opportunities for California. Recognizes the incredible range of accomplishments by the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the University of California, Davis, across the whole range of human endeavor. Thanks the University of California, Davis, for its contribution to the betterment of the communities and state of California and of the nation.
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Honoring the graduating Class of 2009 at the University of California, Merced. [HR-396]
Commends the students of the first graduating class at the University of California, Merced, the class of 2009, for their pioneering spirit, dedication, efforts, and desire to help establish an institution that puts Merced on the road to opportunity and promises to inspire the educational dreams of young people in this underserved region for generations to come.
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Congratulating the boys' basketball team at Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, for winning the State championship. [HR-321]
Congratulates the boys' basketball team at Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, for winning the California Interscholastic Federation Division 2 title.
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Recognizing and honoring Johnny Grant for his work as the Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, California for more than a quarter of a century. [HR-221]
Recognizes Johnny Grant (the Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, California) as a key contributor to the revitalization of the image of Hollywood. Honors him for his service to the country, accomplishments, and contributions to the entertainment industry and the nation.Recognizes and expresses gratitude to Johnny Grant for the generous donation of his personal and extensive film collection series to the Department of State to be used as part of the Department's ongoing public diplomacy programs worldwide.
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Supporting the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, known as the National Ag Science Center. [HR-1557]
Supports the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, known as the "National Ag Science Center."
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Commending the University of Southern California Trojan men's tennis team for its victory in the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Tennis Championship. [HR-1480]
Commends the University of Southern California's men's tennis team for winning the 2010 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship.
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Condemning the theft from the Mojave National Preserve of the national Mojave Cross memorial honoring American soldiers who died in World War I. [HR-1378]
Condemns the illegal removal from the Mojave National Preserve of the Mojave Cross memorial and urges the National Park Service and federal law enforcement agencies to continue working with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to recover the memorial.
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Honoring the accomplishments of Norman Yoshio Mineta, and for other purposes. [HR-1377]
Honors the accomplishments and legacy of Norman Yoshio Mineta for his groundbreaking contributions to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and for his dedication and service to the United States.Memorializes the sacrifices and suffering that many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders endured in the pursuit of truth, liberty, justice, and equality for all.
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Recognizing the contribution made by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction by training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information and analysis. [HR-1358]
Recognizes the contribution made by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction by training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information and analysis. Commends the Center on its 20th anniversary.
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Commending and congratulating the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. [HR-1357]
Commends and congratulates the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
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Congratulating Dallas Braden and the Oakland Athletics baseball team for pitching a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Mother's Day, May 9, 2010. [HR-1351]
Congratulates Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics for pitching a perfect game on May 9, 2010.
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Congratulating the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona men's basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship. [HR-1340]
Congratulates the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona men's basketball team for winning the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men's Basketball Championship.
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Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jaime A. Escalante. [HR-1265]
Honors the life and accomplishments of Jaime A. Escalante. Expresses condolences on his passing. Recognizes his contribution to the field of education, his innovative undertakings in successfully teaching urban youth with educational disadvantages, as well as his dedication to the students of Garfield High School, California, this country, and Bolivia.
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Recognizing the Coast Guard Group Astoria's more than 60 years of service to the Pacific Northwest, and for other purposes. [HR-1062]
Recognizes the Coast Guard Group Astoria's more than 60 years of service to the Pacific Northwest.
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Honoring the heroism of the seven United States Agency for International Development, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, and Federal Emergency Management Agency supported urban search and rescue teams deployed to Haiti from New York City, New York, Fairfax County, Virginia, Los Angeles County, California, the City of Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and commending their dedication and assistance in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010, Haitian earthquake. [HR-1059]
Honors the bravery and dedication of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supported urban search and rescue teams. Congratulates U.S. urban search and rescue workers for the lives they helped save in Haiti. Recognizes the contribution of these teams in the lives they directly saved, to the international teams they trained, and to the people of Haiti. Expresses gratitude to the individuals and organizations that comprise the National
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Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai'i. [HCR-81]
Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawai'i. Praises the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts Pacific Province for its good works educating the youth of this country, serving the people of Hawai'i, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico, and pursuing educational, social, and economic equality.
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the 40th anniversary of the oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, should be remembered as an ecological and economic disaster that triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the modern environmental movement, and for other purposes. [HCR-32]
Calls for the 40th anniversary of the oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, to be: (1) remembered as an ecological and economic disaster that triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the modern environmental movement; and (2) a reminder of the importance of moving our economy away from its dependence on fossil fuels and towards a clean, renewable energy future.
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the escalating level of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to the national security of the United States. [HCR-273]
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the escalating level of violence on the United States-Mexico border is a serious threat to U.S. national security; (2) the Administration, as well as state and local authorities, should take appropriate steps to deal with such threat; (3) the Administration should deploy the National Guard to such border as has been requested by a number of border state governors and Members of Congress; and (4) troops that are deployed should be given very clear rules of engagement and should be armed and allowed to defend
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Calling on the United States Government to investigate the case of Tristan Anderson, a United States citizen from Oakland, California, who was critically injured in the West Bank village of Ni'lin on March 13, 2009, and expressing sympathy to Tristan Anderson and his family, friends, and loved ones during this trying time. [HCR-270]
Urges the Administration to raise, at all appropriate fora, the case of Tristan Anderson, a U.S. citizen from Oakland, California, who, on March 13, 2009, was critically injured at a demonstration in the West Bank village of Ni'lin after being struck in the head by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli Border Police. Encourages the governments of the United States and Israel to intensify their cooperation in determining the circumstances that led to this incident and to ensure that any incident of this kind never occurs again. Expresses sympathy
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Supporting the designation of the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, as the National Ag Science Center. [HCR-229]
Supports the designation of the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, as the "National Ag Science Center."