10244 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 158, Pt. 8 June 28, 2012 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS North, helped maintain national morale Loyola University’s President and Athletic after Washington was sacked in that dark Director, respectively, were instrumental in summer of 1814, and was described by Win- bringing academic and athletic success, as SENATE RESOLUTION 513—RECOG- ston Churchill as the ‘‘most decisive engage- well as national recognition, to Loyola Uni- NIZING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY ment of the war’’; versity Maryland; and OF THE WAR OF 1812, WHICH WAS Whereas from the death and destruction of Whereas the 2012 Loyola University Mary- FOUGHT BETWEEN THE UNITED the War of 1812 there was born a spirit of co- land men’s lacrosse team has brought great operation and a vision of peace between the honor and pride to their university, the STATES OF AMERICA AND United States and Canada; State of Maryland, and the United States: GREAT BRITAIN BEGINNING ON Whereas the unparalleled cooperation, Now, therefore, be it JUNE 18, 1812, IN RESPONSE TO prosperity, and friendship that developed be- Resolved, That the Senate— BRITISH VIOLATIONS OF NEU- tween the United States and Canada since (1) congratulates the Loyola University TRAL RIGHTS OF THE UNITED the War of 1812 find the deepest roots and Maryland Greyhounds for winning the 2012 STATES, SEIZURE OF SHIPS OF daily expressions in the border communities NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse National THE UNITED STATES, RESTRIC- across upstate New York, which was the Championship; front line of the War of 1812; TION OF TRADE BETWEEN THE (2) recognizes the achievements of the Whereas the bicentennial of the War of 1812 players, coaches, students, and staff whose UNITED STATES AND OTHER offers an exceptional opportunity to ac- hard work and dedication were key to COUNTRIES, AND THE IMPRESS- knowledge and celebrate the true and lasting Loyola’s victory in the championship game; MENT OF SAILORS OF THE legacy of 200 years of peace between the and UNITED STATES INTO THE United States and Canada; and (3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to ROYAL NAVY Whereas through the turmoil of war, a transmit for appropriate display an enrolled young nation endured and saw its banner Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted the fol- copy of this resolution to Loyola University continue to wave over a land free and brave: President Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J. and Loy- lowing resolution; which was referred Now, therefore, be it ola University Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach to the Committee on the Judiciary: Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the Charley Toomey. S. RES. 513 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. f Whereas in standing up to the British, and f fighting the conquerors of Napoleon to a SENATE RESOLUTION 515—HON- SENATE RESOLUTION 514—COM- ORING CATHOLIC SISTERS FOR draw, the War of 1812 revived flagging na- MEMORATING THE VICTORY OF tionalism, cleared the way for expanded THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE overseas trade, and ended an era of introver- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND UNITED STATES sion by the United States; IN THE 2012 NCAA DIVISION I Whereas most of the public buildings of MEN’S LACROSSE NATIONAL Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. COL- Washington, D.C. were set alight, including CHAMPIONSHIP LINS, Ms. LANDRIEU, Ms. SNOWE, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. the White House and the Capitol; Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. MI- Whereas Sackets Harbor, New York, on the BOXER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. MURRAY, KULSKI) submitted the following resolu- eastern shore of Lake Ontario, was the site Ms. STABENOW, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. of more naval construction during the war tion; which was considered and agreed to: SHAHEEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mrs. than anywhere else; MCCASKILL) submitted the following S. RES. 514 Whereas the war came to the State of New resolution; which was referred to the York in late December 1813 when the village Whereas on May 28, 2012, Loyola University Committee on the Judiciary: of Black Rock, located 2 miles below Buffalo Maryland won its first NCAA Division I on the front lines of the war, was torched by Men’s Lacrosse National Championship and S. RES. 515 the British and only 1 house was spared; the first Division I national title in the his- Whereas approximately 220,000 Catholic Whereas Buffalo, of which it is said that tory of the school; Sisters have served in the United States be- ‘‘no other town in the United States saw Whereas Loyola is the smallest school in ginning even before the Nation’s founding; more of the war’’, came under regular siege NCAA history to win the Division I Men’s Whereas approximately 57,000 Catholic Sis- from the British and was ultimately burned Lacrosse National Championship, with only ters serve in the United States today; despite assurances that private property 3,863 undergraduate students; Whereas Catholic Sisters are women who would be spared; Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds finished dedicate their lives to God by serving God’s Whereas the British capture of Fort Niag- the men’s lacrosse season with a record of 18 people, especially the poor, the sick, and the ara, in a surprise night offensive on Decem- wins and 1 loss; marginalized; ber 18, 1813, provided control over the mouth Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds set a Whereas, fortified by a deep faith in God of the Niagara River to the British as well as NCAA record for the fewest goals allowed and an unwavering commitment to the com- the launching pad for its attacks on Buffalo during a men’s lacrosse championship game; mon good, American nuns built the Catholic and Black Rock; Whereas 5 members of the Loyola Grey- Church in the United States through their Whereas the town of Lewiston, New York, hounds, Joe Fletcher, Josh Hawkins, Eric ministry to the vulnerable, the sick, and the which served as the headquarters for the Lusby, Scott Ratliff, and Jack Runkel, were poor; United States Army during its attack across named members of the All-Tournament Whereas individuals trained by the Catho- the river at Queenston, Ontario, was the tar- team; lic Sisters serve as health providers in com- get of British retaliation in December 1813, Whereas Loyola senior Eric Lusby was munities across the Nation; resulting in the deaths of many civilians and named the Most Outstanding Player of the Whereas Catholic hospitals treated ap- the destruction of all buildings; 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Na- proximately one in 6 patients in the United Whereas despite being outnumbered 30 to 1, tional Championship after scoring 4 goals in States; members of the Tuscarora Nation offered the the title game, while also setting a tour- Whereas Catholic Sisters helped establish first resistance the British and Mohawk al- nament record with a total of 17 goals in 4 the Nation’s largest private school system lies had seen, saving the lives of dozens of games; and founded more than 150 colleges and uni- Lewiston citizens by allowing them to escape Whereas sophomore goalie Jack Runkel versities and educated millions of young peo- the attack; had 6 saves in the championship game, hold- ple in the United States; Whereas Jacob Brown, a pioneer settler in ing the University of Maryland to only 3 Whereas, since 1980, 9 Catholic Sisters from the Black River country of upstate New goals; the United States have been martyred while York and a general in the New York Militia, Whereas the 18 wins by the Loyola Grey- working for social justice and human rights led the successful defense of Fort Erie in the hounds this season set a program record; overseas; late summer of 1814, which lifted the sprits Whereas Loyola became just the ninth Whereas Catholic Sisters who have an- of the people of the United States at an im- team to win an NCAA Division I Men’s La- swered the call of the Second Vatican Coun- portant time and resulted in Brown emerg- crosse National Championship since the first cil to seek ‘‘justice in the world’’ continue ing from the war a national hero; championship was held in 1971; the vital mission of teaching our children in Whereas the British plan to invade from Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds secured schools, healing the sick in hospitals, feed- the North, in a manner similar to that of their victory in only their second appearance ing the hungry, sheltering the homeless, ad- General John Burgoyne in 1777, was halted at in a national championship, having been de- ministering major institutions, encouraging Plattsburgh, New York in September 1814; feated by Syracuse in 1990; corporate responsibility, and advocating for Whereas the victory at Plattsburgh shat- Whereas the vision and leadership of the public policies that honor human dignity; tered any hopes of British gains in the Rev. 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