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On the recordDecember 19, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that the Ernst amendment at the desk to the resolution be considered and agreed to; that the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1380) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the resolution) On page 3, strike lines 1 through 7 and insert the following: (A) University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson. (B) University of Iowa Interim Athletic Director Beth Goetz. (C) University of Iowa Women's Basketball Coach Lisa Bluder. The resolution (S. Res. 423), as amended, was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res.…
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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