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Hare's Lincoln Birthday Commemoration Bill Passes, But Not on Lincoln's Birthday
The U.S. House apparently couldn't honor Abraham Lincoln on his 200th birthday, despite the urging of a local Congressman to do so.

Congressman Phil Hare and 65-co-sponsors were to vote on a resolution Thursday commemorating the nation's 16th president on the bicentennial of his birth, and while the resolution was debated, a vote wasn't taken.

Hare, though, did get to speak on the House floor in support of the resolution, where he reminded colleagues that a good portion of the 17th District has important Lincoln history. "My Congressional District includes Decatur, where Abraham Lincoln found his political voice at the young age of 21," Hare said. "Illinois' 17th District is also home to three sites of the famous Lincoln-Doughas Debates, that carried the future President to national prominence."

Hare says the bicentennial gives everyone the chance to reflect on Lincoln's life and accomplishments, but how he was able to do so much at a time where the country was fiercely divided.

The bill didn't get voted on Thursday because of a claim a lack of a quorum was present. It did end up passing unanimously Friday.

A similar resolution in the U.S. Senate introduced by Senator Dick Durbin did pass Thursday.
02 13 09 by Newsroom
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