Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 488. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 488) commending the efforts of the firefighters and emergency response personnel of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, who came together to extinguish the May 23rd, 2012, fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
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