123STA T . 3 5 5 8CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UL Y 2 9, 2 0 09 Wher e ast he Bu reau ofL a b or S tat i sti c shasco mpl ete d125y ears of ser v ice to g over n ment , business, labor, and the public by pro - ducing indispensable data and special studies on prices, employ- ment and unemployment, productivity, w ages and other com- pensation, economic growth, industrial relations, occupational safety and health, the use of time by the people of the U nited States, and the economic conditions of States and metropolitan areas
Whereas many public programs and private transactions are dependent today on the q uality of such statistics of the Bureau of Labor Statistics as the unemployment rate and the C onsumer P rice I nde x , which play essential roles in the allocation of F ederal funds and the ad j ustment of pensions, welfare payments, private contracts, and other payments to offset the impact of inflation; Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics pursues these responsibil- ities with absolute integrity and is k nown for being unfailingly responsive to the need for new types of information and indexes of change; Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics has earned an international reputation as a leader in economic and social statistics; Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics ’ Internet website, www . bls.gov, began operating in 1 9 95 and meets the public need for timely and accurate information by providing an ever- expanding body of economic data and analysis available to an ever-growing group of online citi z ens; and Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics has established the highest standards of professional competence and commitment
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ow, therefore, be it Resolv e dbyth e S e na te ( the H o u seo f Re pr esentat i ves c oncur - rin g),T hat Congress commends the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the occasion of its 125th anniversary for the exemplary service its administrators and employees provide in collecting and dissemi- nating vital information for the United States. A greed to J uly 21, 2 0 09. JOHNART H U R ‘ ‘JA CK’ ’ JOHN S ON ,P OSTHU M OUS PAR D ON — SUPPORT Whereas John Arthur ‘ ‘Jack’’ Johnson was a flamboyant, defiant, and controversial figure in the history of the United States who challenged racial biases; Whereas Jack Johnson was born in G alveston, Texas, in 1 87 8 to parents who were former slaves; Whereas Jack Johnson became a professional boxer and traveled throughout the United States, fighting White and African-Amer- ican heavyweights; Whereas after being denied ( on purely racial grounds ) the oppor- tunity to fight 2 White champions, in 1908, Jack Johnson was granted an opportunity by an Australian promoter to fight the reigning White title-holder, Tommy Burns; July29, 2 0 09 [S.Con . Res .29 ]
