On 2025-05-22, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) delivered a floor speech titled "RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AS AN IMPORTANT TIM" in the Senate.
RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AS AN IMPORTANT TIME TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE... Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 87 (Thursday, May 22, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 87 (Thursday, May 22, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S3142] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AS AN IMPORTANT TIME TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS TO THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 214. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 214) recognizing the significance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. LANKFORD. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 214) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of May 8,2025, under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') ____________________ Referenced legislation: SRES214, SRES214