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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #b1 #bjag,ms4     
,coll9s 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4      
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,co*ran1    
,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 
& ,mrs4 ,capito7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,m>* #b1 #bjag1
 z ,read ,across ,am]ica ,day4  ,:]eas  
read+ is a basic requirem5t = quality   
education & pr(essional success & a     
s\rce ( pleasure ?r\gh\t life2 ,:]eas ! 
p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ be able to read 
if ! ,unit$ ,/ates is to rema9          
competitive 9 ! global economy2 ,:]eas  
,congress has plac$ great emphasis on   
read+ int]v5tion & provid+ additional   
res\rces = read+ assi/ance1 includ+     
?r\gh ! programs au?oriz$ "u ! ,elem5t>y
 & ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 & ?r\gh   
annual appropriations = libr>y & lit]acy
 programs2 & ,:]eas m ?an #ej national  
organizations conc]n$ ab\t read+ &      

education h jo9$ ) ! ,national          
,education ,association to designate    
,m>* #b1 ! anniv]s>y ( ! bir? ( ,!odor  
,geisel 7commonly kn[n z ,dr4 ,seuss71 z
 a day to celebrate read+3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,m>*
 #b1 #bjag1 z ,read ,across ,am]ica     
,day2  7#b7 honors-- 7,a7 ,!odor ,geisel
 7commonly kn[n z ,dr4 ,seuss7 = 8      
success 9 enc\rag+ *ildr5 to discov] !  
joy ( read+2 &  7,b7 ! #bj? anniv]s>y ( 
,read ,across ,am]ica ,day2 &  7#c7     
enc\rages--  7,a7 p>5ts to read ) _!    
*ildr5 = at lea/ #cj m9utes on ,read    
,across ,am]ica ,day 9 honor ( !        
commitm5t ( ! ,s5ate to build+ a c\ntry 
( read]s2 &  7,b7 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to obs]ve ,read ,across ,am]ica ,day )  
appropriate c]emonies & activities4