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On the recordMay 19, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Sessions amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be printed in the Record. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 322) was agreed to as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 322 On page 4, strike lines 10-14. The resolution (S. Res. 184), as amended, was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 184 Whereas Hubert H. Humphrey was born in Wallace, South Dakota, on May 27, 1911; Whereas Hubert Humphrey, from his early years, recognized the importance of public service by becoming a registered pharmacist and serving his friends and neighbors in the Humphrey Drug Store in Huron, South Dakota, from 1933 to 1937; Whereas Hubert Humphrey received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Minnesota in 1939 and a Masters of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 1940, subsequently teaching political science at Macalester College from 1943 to 1944 and at Macalester College and the University of Minnesota from 1969 to 1970; Whereas Hubert Humphrey served in a variety of leadership positions in Minnesota during World War II, dealing with war production, employment, and manpower; Whereas Hubert Humphrey served as May…
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