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| 7 | 7 | | LLS NO. R25-0906.01 Faith Marcovecchio x4331 |
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| 8 | 8 | | SR25-006 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Senate Committees |
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| 10 | 10 | | SENATE RESOLUTION 25-006 |
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| 11 | 11 | | C |
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| 12 | 12 | | ONCERNING THE THREE -YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR IN101 |
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| 13 | 13 | | U |
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| 14 | 14 | | KRAINE.102 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Monday, February 24, 2025, marks the three-year1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | anniversary of Russia's unjust invasion upon the people of Ukraine. The2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Ukrainian people have fought valiantly to defend their homeland over3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | these past three years, sacrificing life and limb to expel a vast Russian4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | occupation. Currently, more than 200,000 military personnel and civilians5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | have given their lives for this noble fight. More than 10 million6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Ukrainians have been forced to abandon both their homes and their7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | livelihoods; and8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Unfortunately, despite this tenacious resistance,9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Ukraine has been subjected to an unprecedented level of destruction.10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Overall, Russia's unjust invasion has caused over $157 billion in property11 |
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| 30 | | - | Liston and Mullica, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter, |
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| 31 | | - | Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, |
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| 32 | | - | Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, |
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| 33 | | - | Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F. |
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| 27 | + | Liston and Mullica, |
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| 34 | 28 | | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 35 | 29 | | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 36 | 30 | | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. damages alone, destroying over 250,000 Ukrainian homes and businesses.1 |
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| 37 | 31 | | In frontline towns such as Mariupol, 90% of housing has been2 |
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| 38 | 32 | | demolished, while cities such as Bakhmut and Maryinka have seen nearly3 |
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| 39 | 33 | | every one of their buildings obliterated by Russia's merciless assaults.4 |
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| 40 | 34 | | These developments have driven countless communities into disarray,5 |
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| 41 | 35 | | with nearly 15 million Ukrainians, including over 6 million children, in6 |
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| 42 | 36 | | current need of humanitarian aid in the midst of another winter; and7 |
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| 43 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Ukraine Power, a Colorado Springs-based 501(c)(3)8 |
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| 44 | 38 | | nonprofit organization, has worked hard to deliver nearly $400,000 worth9 |
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| 45 | 39 | | of supplies to the embattled people of Ukraine over these past three years.10 |
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| 46 | 40 | | By providing essential resources such as generators, gas stoves, and11 |
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| 47 | 41 | | electronics for youth education, Ukraine Power has helped countless12 |
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| 48 | 42 | | Ukrainians weather this turbulent period of their nation's history; now,13 |
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| 49 | 43 | | therefore,14 |
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| 50 | 44 | | Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly15 |
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| 51 | 45 | | of the State of Colorado:16 |
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| 52 | 46 | | That the Colorado State Senate:17 |
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| 53 | 47 | | (1) Commends Ukraine Power for its continued efforts to help the18 |
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| 54 | 48 | | Ukrainian people and for its advocacy on behalf of Colorado's sizable19 |
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| 55 | 49 | | Ukrainian population;20 |
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| 56 | 50 | | (2) In the midst of the ongoing tragedy, stands in support of the21 |
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| 57 | 51 | | Ukrainian people, who have courageously defended their homeland from22 |
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| 58 | 52 | | an unjust Russian invasion; and23 |
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| 59 | 53 | | (3) As the United States, Ukraine, and Russia work to bring this24 |
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| 60 | 54 | | disastrous conflict to an end, urges all involved parties to pursue a just,25 |
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| 61 | 55 | | sustainable peace that honors the sovereign independence of the26 |
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| 62 | 56 | | Ukrainian people and preserves the traditional boundaries of the27 |
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| 63 | 57 | | Ukrainian state.28 |
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| 64 | 58 | | Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to29 |
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