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“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 the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 101) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 101 Whereas at 2:46 pm on March 11, 2011, an earthquake initially reported as measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, the strongest recorded in more than 100 years in Japan, occurred near the Tohoku region of Northeast Japan, 81 miles off the coast from Sendai City; Whereas intense shaking could be felt from Tokyo to Kamaishi, an arc of roughly 360 miles; Whereas the earthquake generated a massive tsunami that caused widespread damage to a swath of the northeast Japanese coastline and traveled across the Pacific Ocean, causing damage to coastal communities as far away as the States of Hawaii, Oregon, and California; Whereas authorities in Japan confirm at least 2,800 deaths from the earthquake and resulting tsunami, a toll that is expected to rise as many thousands remain missing as of the date of approval of this resolution; Whereas approximately 400,000 people have been displaced from their homes and are now living in shelters or with relatives; Whereas within minutes of the earthquake, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration alerted eme…”