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On the recordJuly 26, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the Cruz amendment to the preamble, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider to be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 166) was agreed to. The amendment (No. 1066) to the preamble was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the preamble) In the third whereas clause, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), strike ``through'' and insert ``executing Coast Guard missions across the world, including the''. In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (1), strike ``15,000'' and insert ``17,000''. In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (2), strike ``6,300'' and insert ``6,000 at sea''. In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (2), strike ``100'' and insert ``90''. In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (3), strike ``interdicted approximately 12,500 illegal immigrants'' and insert ``conducted approximately 12,500 migrant interdictions''. In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (3), strike ``150'' and insert ``over 350''. The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. Res.…
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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