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,h>ris7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,environm5t & ,public ,works            
,,resolution  ,to recognize ! #ej?      
anniv]s>y ( ,e>? ,day & ! lead]%ip ( its
 f\nd]1 ,s5ator ,gaylord ,nelson4       
,:]eas ,e>? ,day is obs]v$ annually     
ar\nd ! _w to demon/rate support =      
pres]v+1 protect+1 & def5d+ !           
environm5t1 ! planet1 & ! inhabitants ( 
! planet2 ,:]eas ,s5ator ,gaylord       
,nelson1 a native ( ,cle> ,lake1        
,wiscons9-- 7#a7 e/abli%$ ,e>? ,day z an
 ev5t & movem5t l$ by "y p2  7#b7 is    
recogniz$ z "o ( ! lead+ environm5tali/s
 ( ! #bj? c5tury2 &  7#c7 receiv$ !     

,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om = 8 public 
lead]%ip2 ,:]eas ! ,e>? ,day movem5t    
e/abli%$ by ,s5ator ,gaylord ,nelson    
help$ laun* an era ( int]national       
environm5tal aw>5ess & activism2 ,:]eas 
ongo+ environm5tal degradation &        
accel]at+ climate *ange ?reat5 !        
well-be+ & livelihoods ( ! individuals (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & individuals ar\nd !  
_w2 ,:]eas pollution1 environm5tal      
degradation1 & ! climate crisis are     
g5]ational ju/ice issues t              
disproportionately impact "y individuals
 & future g5]ations1 :o w h to live )-- 
7#a7 ! heal? consequ5ces ( toxic        
pollution2  7#b7 ! economic consequ5ces 
( deplet$ res\rces2 &  7#c7 ! moral &   
political consequ5ces ( a gr[+ _w       
population t is vuln]able to extreme    
wea!r1 fam9e1 & o!r /ressors exac]bat$  
by climate *ange2 ,:]eas multiple       
national & int]national sci5tific       
reports h conclud$ t ! climate crisis is
 an urg5t ?reat to ! planet & all life  
on ! planet t requires urg5t action2    

,:]eas1 z ( ! date ( introduction ( ?is 
resolution1 !re are #gd1jjj1jjj *ildr5 &
 y\? "u #ah ye>s ( age 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas "y individuals 7 critical
 9 ! organization & mobilization (      
#bj1jjj1jjj individuals on ! fir/ ,e>?  
,day 9 #aigj1 mak+ t celebration ! l>ge/
 environm5tal grassroots ev5t 9 hi/ory  
at t "t2 ,:]eas ! fir/ ,e>? ,day spurr$ 
broad support = environm5tal cons]vation
 & contribut$ to ! creation ( !         
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !    
enactm5t ( bip>tisan b$rock ,f$]al      
environm5tal protections1 includ+ !     
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et
 seq471 ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution       
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et   
seq471 & ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (    
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has exp]i5c$ a   
y\?-l$ resurg5ce 9 environm5tal &       
climate activism t has l$ to hundr$s (  
?\s&s ( individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
dem&+ climate action2 ,:]eas l[-income  
communities & communities ( color       

cont9ue to face disproportionate h>m f  
climate *ange1 pollution1 & environm5tal
 degradation2 & ,:]eas ! mission &      
purpose ( ,e>? ,day rema9s relevant 9   
#bjbj = a new g5]ation to face          
environm5tal *all5ges t lie ahead3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
recognizes ,april #bb1 #bjbj1 z ! #ej?  
anniv]s>y ( ,e>? ,day2 &  7#b7 comm5ds !
 lead]%ip & vision ( ! f\nd] ( ,e>?     
,day1 ,s5ator ,gaylord ,nelson4