,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,king 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,collins1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4        
,murphy1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mrs4    
,shaheen7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,september #be1 #bjai1 as ,national     
,lobster ,day4  ,whereas lobstering has 
served as an economic engine and family 
tradition in the ,united ,states for    
centuries2 ,whereas thousands of        
families in the ,united ,states make    
their livelihoods from catching1        
processing1 or serving lobsters2        
,whereas the lobster industry employs   
people of all ages1 and many harvesters 
begin fishing as children and stay in   
the industry for their entire working   
lives2 ,whereas historical lore notes   
that lobster likely joined turkey on the
 table at the very first ,thanksgiving  

feast in #afba1 and it continues to be a
 mainstay during many other holiday     
traditions2 ,whereas responsible        
resource management practices beginning 
in the #afjjs have created one of the   
most sustainable fisheries in the world2
 ,whereas1 throughout history1 ,united  
,states presidents have served lobster  
at their inaugural celebrations and     
state dinners with international        
leaders2 ,whereas lobster is an         
excellent1 versatile source of lean     
protein that is low in saturated fat and
 high in vitamin ,b#ab2 ,whereas lobster
 is consistently being incorporated into
 trending recipes such as deviled eggs  
and burgers2 ,whereas the peak of the   
lobstering season in the ,united ,states
 occurs in the late summer2 ,whereas the
 growing reputation of the ,american    
lobster as a unique1 high-quality1 and  
healthy food has increased its          
consumption and driven demand           
internationally2 ,whereas the ,unicode  
,consortium added a lobster to its emoji

 set in #bjah in recognition of the     
popularity of the species around the    
world2 ,whereas countless people in the 
,united ,states enjoy lobster rolls to  
celebrate summer1 from beaches to       
backyards and fine dining restaurants to
 lobster shacks2 ,whereas lobsters are  
inspiring children's books and          
characters in television shows in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas lobsters have 
inspired artists in the ,united ,states 
and throughout the world for hundreds of
 years2 ,whereas lobsters have been1 and
 continue to be1 used as mascots for    
sports teams2 and ,whereas lobster      
inspires festivals from ,maine to       
,california1 where people come together 
to celebrate their love for the         
crustacean3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates     
,september #be1 #bjai1 as ,national     
,lobster ,day2 and  7#b7 encourages the 
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 the day with appropriate ceremonies and
 activities4