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On the recordNovember 19, 2019
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2896 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pullman National Historical Park Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) in 1970, the Secretary of the Interior designated the Pullman Historic District as a National Historic Landmark District because of-- (A) the significance of the District to the labor history, social history, architecture, and urban planning of the United States; and (B) the pivotal role of events in the District in creating the first national Labor Day holiday in the world; (2) between 1880 and 1884, George M. Pullman, owner of the Pullman Palace Car Company, built the Pullman community, which was envisioned by Pullman as an industrial town that would provide employees with-- (A) a model community; and (B) suitable living conditions; (3) the town developed by George M.…
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Dick Durbin
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