Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 236, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 236) designating September 2011 as ``National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.'' There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
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