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On the recordFebruary 26, 2015
I am excited about an event today. I had the honor--Senator Booker was on the floor earlier today. He is a cosponsor with me. We celebrate today the passage of a gold medal bill. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 24, S. 527. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 527) to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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