,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #dgd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ah1 #bjah ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,corker1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,young7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,relative to the death of the ,honorable ,john ,melcher1 ,senator from the ,state of ,montana4 ,whereas the ,honorable ,john ,melcher was first elected to ,congress in #aifi and served in the ,house of ,representatives for more than #g years until #aigg and in the ,senate for #ab years until #aihi2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,john ,melcher served in the ,united ,states ,army during ,world ,war ,,ii and was part of the ,d-,day invasion of ,normandy in ,june #aidd2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,john ,melcher received the ,purple ,heart1 the ,combat ,infantryman's ,badge1 and the ,bronze ,star for his service2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,john ,melcher graduated from veterinary school at ,iowa ,state ,university in #aiej1 after which he moved with his family to ,forsyth1 ,montana and established his own veterinary clinic2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,john ,melcher served on the ,forsyth city council starting in #aiec and served as mayor from #aiee to #aifa prior to serving as a ,state representative and ,state senator in ,montana2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,john ,melcher understood the value of public land and paved the way for future pieces of legislation to preserve the breathtaking landscapes of ,montana2 ,whereas the ,honorable ,john ,melcher passionately stood up for family farmers and ranchers in ,montana and ensured his colleagues understood the importance of the agricultural sector2 and ,whereas the ,honorable ,john ,melcher served with great humility1 determination1 integrity1 and love of his family1 the ,state of ,montana1 and the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that-- 7#a7 the ,senate-- 7,a7 has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the ,honorable ,john ,melcher1 ,senator from the ,state of ,montana2 and 7,b7 respectfully requests that the ,secretary of the ,senate communicate this resolution to the ,house of ,representatives and transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of the ,honorable ,john ,melcher2 and 7#b7 when the ,senate adjourns on the date of adoption of this resolution1 it stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased ,senator4