[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 14, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S1437]
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            ORGAN DONATION AND SUPPORTING NATIONAL DONOR DAY

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, on behalf of the majority leader, I ask 
unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 
Con. Res. 12, submitted earlier today by Senator Durbin.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 12) expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the importance of organ, tissue, 
     bone marrow, and blood donation, and supporting National 
     Donor Day.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, let me take a moment, if I may, to speak 
on behalf of this resolution.
  Every day in this country we lose people because we do not have 
enough donated organs, and we do not have enough people who understand 
this problem. I applaud my colleague for introducing this resolution 
and join with him and the other cosponsors in asking for its passage.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and 
preamble be agreed to, en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and any statement relating to the resolution be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 12) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The concurrent resolution is printed in today's Record under 
``Submission of Concurrent and Senate Resolutions.'')

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