,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #fdg #aacth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,,con4   
,,res4 #ch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of    
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1     
#bjad,ms4 ,mikulski 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4 ,kirk7  
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,december #aa1 #bjad,reported by ,mr4   
,menendez1 with an amendment,strike out 
all after the resolving clause and      
insert the part printed in italic       
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of ,congress that ,warren     
,weinstein should be returned home to   
his family4  ,whereas ,warren ,weinstein
 was abducted in ,pakistan in #bjaa and 
is currently being held captive by al   
,qaeda2 ,whereas ,warren ,weinstein is a
 former official of the ,peace ,corps   
and the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development2 ,whereas   
,warren ,weinstein is widely recognized 
as a scholar and humanitarian who has   

spent his career working to improve the 
lives of men1 women1 and children around
 the world2 and ,whereas video released 
of ,warren ,weinstein by his captors    
confirms that he is in poor health3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the  
sense of ,congress that the ,united     
,states ,government should-- 7#a7 use   
all of the lawful tools at its disposal 
to bring ,warren ,weinstein home to his 
family2  7#b7 make the return of all    
,united ,states citizens held captive   
abroad1 regardless of their different   
circumstances1 a top priority2 and  7#c7
 keep ,congress apprised of actions to  
achieve these goals as new information  
is available1 or quarterly if no new    
information is available4  #a4 ,sense of
 ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that the ,united ,states ,government   
should-- 7#a7 use all of the lawful     
tools at its disposal to bring ,warren  
,weinstein home to his family2  7#b7    
make the return of all ,united ,states  
citizens held captive abroad1 regardless

 of their different circumstances1 a top
 priority2 and  7#c7 keep ,congress     
apprised of actions to achieve these    
goals as new information is available1  
or quarterly if no new information is   
available4  #b4 ,rule of construction   
,nothing in this resolution shall be    
construed as an authorization for the   
use of military force4  ,december #aa1  
#bjad,reported with an amendment