[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4730-S4731]
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-252. 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-253. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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     designating May 2018 as ``Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 
     Awareness Month'' in Pennsylvania; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

                       Senate Resolution No. 371

       Whereas, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is better 
     known as Lou Gehrig's disease; and
       Whereas, ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease 
     characterized by degeneration of cell bodies of the upper and 
     lower motor neurons in the gray matter of the anterior horn 
     of the spinal cord; and
       Whereas, The initial symptom of ALS is weakness of the 
     skeletal muscles, especially those of the extremities; and
       Whereas, As ALS progresses, the patient experiences 
     difficulty in swallowing, talking and breathing; and
       Whereas, ALS causes muscles to atrophy and the patient 
     becomes a functional quadriplegic; and
       Whereas, Patients with ALS typically remain alert and are 
     aware of their loss of motor functions and the inevitable 
     outcome of continued deterioration and death; and
       Whereas, ALS affects military veterans at twice the rate of 
     the general population; and
       Whereas, ALS occurs in adulthood, most commonly between 40 
     and 70 years of age, peaking at approximately 55 years of 
     age, and affects both men and women without bias; and
       Whereas, Annually, more than 5,000 new ALS patients are 
     diagnoses throughout the nation; and
       Whereas, In Pennsylvania, there are currently more than 
     1,000 individuals who have been formally diagnosed with ALS; 
     and
       Whereas, The $500,000 in State funding appropriated by the 
     General Assembly for ALS support services for 2017-2018 
     provided services to nearly 1,000 constituents and a 
     substantial savings to the State budget and taxpayers; and
       Whereas, The ALS Association reports that on average, 
     patients diagnosed with ALS only survive two to five years 
     from the time of diagnosis; and
       Whereas, ALS has no known cause, prevention or cure; and
       Whereas, ``Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month'' 
     increases the public's awareness of ALS patients' 
     circumstances and acknowledges the negative impact this 
     disease has on ALS patients and their families and recognizes 
     the research being done to eradicate ALS; therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Senate designate the Month of May 2018 
     as ``Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month'' in 
     Pennsylvania; and be it further
       Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to 
     the President of the United States, the presiding officers of 
     each house of Congress and to each member of Congress from 
     Pennsylvania.

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