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“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 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 related to this matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 588) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 588 Whereas on April 20, 2010, the Mobile Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon experienced a tragic explosion, resulting in the loss of 11 men; Whereas the explosion resulted in the sinking of the Mobile Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon and a discharge of hydrocarbons from the Macondo well; Whereas since the tragic day of April 20, 2010, a significant amount of oil has flowed into the Gulf of Mexico; Whereas resources such as fishing, tourism, shipping, and energy exploration in the Gulf of Mexico generally account for over $200,000,000,000 in economic activity each year; Whereas the release of oil has caused a Federal fishery closure since May 2, 2010, which has encompassed up to 37 percent of the Gulf of Mexico exclusive economic zone; Whereas the impact on the Gulf Coast economy has amounted to over $175,000,000 in reported claims to date; Whereas tourism is down significantly on the Gulf Coast as a result of the oil spill; Whereas the workforce in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas has been negatively impacted as a resul…”