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HONORING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN...

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On 2026-09-17, Senator Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) delivered a floor speech titled "HONORING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES " in the Senate.

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HONORING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN...

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 147 (Thursday, September 17, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 147 (Thursday, September 17, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4790] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, AND UZBEKISTAN Ms. LUMMIS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration and that the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 816. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 816) honoring 35 years of independence for the countries of Central Asia and recognizing the importance of the United States growing relationship with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. Ms. LUMMIS. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of July 23, 2026, under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') MORNING BUSINESS ____________________

Referenced legislation: SRES816, SRES816

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HONORING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN... Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 147 (Thursday, September 17, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 147 (Thursday, September 17, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4790] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, AND UZBEKISTAN Ms. LUMMIS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration and that the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 816. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 816) honoring 35 years of independence for the countries of Central Asia and recognizing the importance of the United States growing relationship with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. Ms. LUMMIS. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of July 23, 2026, under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') MORNING BUSINESS ____________________ Referenced legislation: SRES816, SRES816