Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Coons amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3994) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the preamble) Amend the twelfth whereas clause of the preamble to read as follows: Whereas, in September 2005, the United States joined other members of the United Nations in adopting United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/1, which affirmed that the international community has a responsibility to use appropriate diplomatic, humanitarian and other peaceful means to help protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity; The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. (The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, as amended, will be printed in a future edition of the Record.) ____________________”