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On the recordAugust 6, 2022
I ask unanimous consent that the Van Hollen amendment at the desk to the resolution be agreed to; the preamble 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. 5434), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.) Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: ``That the Senate-- (1) recognizes the significant contributions to the United States of citizens of Hellenic heritage; and (2) commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, applauds its mission, and commends the many charitable contributions of its members to communities in the United States and around the world. The resolution (S. Res. 675), as amended, was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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