S.R. No. 123
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride
    1-3  in welcoming the Honorable J. G. C. Wiebenga of the European
    1-4  Parliament on his visit to the State of Texas; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Mr. Wiebenga became a member of the European
    1-6  Parliament in 1994 after having served in the Senate and the
    1-7  House of Representatives in the Netherlands; he was formerly an
    1-8  assistant at Leiden University and was Mayor of Eelde from 1973
    1-9  to 1982; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, He is a guest in the United States through the
   1-11  Institute for Representative Government, a nonprofit educational
   1-12  institution established by former members of the Congress of the
   1-13  United States to provide professionally focused exchange programs
   1-14  for legislators and legislatures of foreign democracies; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, The institute brings delegations from foreign
   1-16  legislatures to the United States for two weeks of intensive
   1-17  study of the Congress and the American political system; the
   1-18  programs generally include examination of the United States
   1-19  constitutional structure, the role of Congress in trade and
   1-20  defense and budgeting, the role of interest groups and lobbying,
   1-21  and the effects of America's geographic, economic, and ethnic
   1-22  diversity; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, A highly respected participant in this exchange
    2-1  program, Mr. Wiebenga brings with him a wealth of knowledge
    2-2  and many interests, including immigration and criminality; his
    2-3  particular concerns include drug policy, police organization,
    2-4  border patrol, and the national immigration service; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Mr. Wiebenga is an esteemed member of the European
    2-6  Parliament, and it is an honor for the people of Texas to have
    2-7  this distinguished visitor in the Lone Star State; now, therefore,
    2-8  be it
    2-9        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-10  74th Legislature, hereby extend hospitality and a warm welcome
   2-11  to J. G. C. Wiebenga and send best wishes to him for a productive
   2-12  visit in the United States; and, be it further
   2-13        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him
   2-14  as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
   2-15                                                 Truan
   2-16        Armbrister           Henderson           Ratliff
   2-17        Barrientos           Leedom              Rosson
   2-18        Bivins               Lucio               Shapiro
   2-19        Brown                Luna                Sibley
   2-20        Cain                 Madla               Sims
   2-21        Ellis                Moncrief            Turner
   2-22        Gallegos             Montford            Wentworth
   2-23        Galloway             Nelson              West
   2-24        Harris               Nixon               Whitmire
   2-25        Haywood              Patterson           Zaffirini
    3-1                   Bullock, President of the Senate
    3-2                               ______________________________________
    3-3                                       President of the Senate
    3-4                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-5                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-6                               on January 31, 1995.
    3-7                               ______________________________________
    3-8                                       Secretary of the Senate
    3-9                               ______________________________________
   3-10                                        Member, Texas Senate