Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the Hirono amendment at the desk to the preamble be agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 209) was agreed to. The amendment (No. 90) to the preamble was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: To amend the preamble) In the eighth whereas clause, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), strike ``important milestones for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community'' and insert ``anniversaries''. The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. Res. 209 Whereas the people of the United States join together each May to pay tribute to the contributions of generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who have enriched the history of the United States; Whereas the history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States is inextricably tied to the story of the United States; Whereas the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community is an inherently diverse population, composed of more than 45 distinct ethnicities and more than 100 language dialects; Whereas, according to the Bureau of the Census, the Asian American population grew faster than any other racial or ethnic group over the last decade, surging nearly 55…”