I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 555) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of May 4, 2020, under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') ____________________
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