[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S670]
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          RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE PAUL TSONGAS

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 22, which 
is at the desk and was introduced earlier today by the majority leader 
and the Democratic leader.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 22) relative to the death of the 
     Honorable Paul Tsongas, formerly a Senator from the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 22) was agreed to as follows:

                               S. Res. 22

       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Paul Tsongas, formerly a Senator from the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     deceased Senator.

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