[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 104 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-249. A joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly 
     of the State of Tennessee memorializing its support for the 
     President of the United States' proposal to construct a 
     secure border wall, and urging the United States Congress to 
     immediately take action to fund the construction; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

                     House Joint Resolution No. 741

       Whereas, through the 2016 election of President Donald J. 
     Trump, the American people delivered a clear mandate to 
     ensure American prosperity; and
       Whereas, the security of our nation's borders and the 
     safety of our citizens are paramount to protecting the 
     American way of life, and
       Whereas, it is essential to the welfare of our nation that 
     illegal immigration cease; and
       Whereas, President Trump has pledged to secure our borders 
     through the construction of a secure border wall; and
       Whereas, the members of this General Assembly have 
     consistently taken steps to address illegal immigration 
     within the borders of our great State and now wish to urge 
     the United States Congress to address illegal immigration by 
     supporting President Trump's border wall proposal; now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives of the One Hundred 
     Tenth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, The Senate 
     Concurring, That we strongly support President Donald J. 
     Trump's proposal to construct a secure border wall across our 
     nation's southern border, and we strongly urge the United 
     States Congress to immediately take action to fund the 
     construction of said border wall without delay and be it 
     further
       Resolved, That certified copies of this resolution be 
     transmitted to the President of the United States, the U.S. 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, the Governor of the State of 
     Tennessee, the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States 
     House of Representatives, the President and the Secretary of 
     the United States Senate, and each member of the Tennessee 
     Congressional delegation.
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       POM-250. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to an amendment to the Constitution; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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