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On the recordJune 17, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution be read a third time, passed; that the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc; and that any statements related to the joint resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 33) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. The preamble was agreed to. The joint resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. J. Res. 33 To provide for the reconsideration and revision of the proposed constitution of the United States Virgin Islands to correct provisions inconsistent with the Constitution and Federal law. Whereas Congress, recognizing the basic democratic principle of government by the consent of the governed, enacted Public Law 94-584 (94 Stat.…
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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