“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“for humanitarian reasons”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“because of the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building.”
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On the recordJuly 14, 2021
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 289. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 289) designating June 2021 as ``National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month'' and June 27, 2021, as ``National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day''. There being no objection, the committee was discharged and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
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Democratic · Oregon
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