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III
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. RES. 155
Relative to the death of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings, former United
States Senator for the State of South Carolina.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 10, 2019
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Relative to the death of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings,
former United States Senator for the State of South
Carolina.
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings was born in
Charleston, South Carolina, in 1922 and graduated from
The Citadel and the University of South Carolina School
of Law;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings served his country
during World War II as an artillery officer in the Army,
earning a Bronze Star;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings was elected to the
South Carolina House of Representatives in 1949;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings was elected Gov-
ernor of South Carolina in 1959 and oversaw the estab-
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lishment of the nationally recognized South Carolina
Technical College System;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings served South
Carolina with devotion and dedication in the United
States Senate for 38 years;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings served the Senate
as Chairman of the Committee on the Budget and Chair-
man of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings fought tirelessly
to combat hunger in the United States and was a strong
advocate for a robust national defense;
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings championed fiscal
restraint throughout his career and was the unheralded
force behind the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.);
Whereas the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings was a devoted
husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather;
Whereas the service of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings on
behalf of the people of South Carolina and all people of
the United States earned him the respect and devotion of
his colleagues; and
Whereas the death of the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings has
deprived South Carolina and the United States of one of
the most outstanding Senators: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That—
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(1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow
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and deep regret the announcement of the death of
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the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings, former Senator
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for the State of South Carolina; and
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(2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate
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this resolution to the House of Representatives and
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transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of
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the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings.
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