Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the amendment at the desk be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 319) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the resolving clause) In paragraph (2) of the resolving clause, strike ``, including the assistance that the United States and the international community have given to the Chernobyl Shelter Fund and the Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility''. The resolution (S. Res. 153), as amended, was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 153 Whereas at 1:23 A.M. on April 26, 1986, during an experiment, a major explosion occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Unit 4, a RBMK 1000-type, graphite- moderated nuclear power reactor in Pripyat; Whereas the initial explosion dispersed a stream of radioactive particles over nearby towns, farms, and eventually to many other countries; Whereas 500,000 brave firefighters, engineers, technicians, and emergency workers worked for more than 6 months to minimize one of the worst civilian nuclear disasters in history; Whereas radioactivity emanating from the Chernobyl disaster has been detected in Belarus, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia, and other areas; Whereas since the disaster, serious health, environmental, and socioeconomic repercussions have been identifi…”