War of 1812 commemorative stamp proposed

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UNITED STATES SENATOR CARL LEVIN

************************* Senator Levin introduces resolution to issue a stamp commemorating War of 1812

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Carl Levin, D-Michigan, [has] introduced a concurrent resolution calling for the issuance of a postage stamp commemorating the War of 1812.

Seven other senators have joined Levin in co-sponsoring the bill.

They are Senator Voinovich, R-Ohio; Senator Landrieu, La.; Senator Kaufman, D-Del.; Senator Brown, D-Ohio; Senator Stabenow, D-Mich.; Senator Snowe, R-Maine; and Senator Leahy, D-Vt.

“I am pleased to introduce this resolution commemorating the War of 1812, which secured our lasting independence from Great Britain, set our border with Canada, limited violence on the frontier and ensured the safety of American mariners around the world,” Levin said.

“Michigan witnessed many battles during the war, including the Battle of the River Raisin, near current day Monroe. That bloody battle in January 1813 gave birth to the rallying cry 'Remember the Raisin' which inspired American soldiers.”

If passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, the concurrent resolution introduced [yesterday] would express the sense of Congress that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the postmaster general that a stamp commemorating the War of 1812 be issued.

The War of 1812, sometimes called “America’s Second War of Independence”, was a defining effort for the United States in securing and defining its boundaries and limiting violence on the frontier.

Levin's floor statement is available here.

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