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 SENATE RESOLUTION 305--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING 
THE NOMINATION OF PRESIDENT DONALD JOHN TRUMP FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

  Mr. MORENO submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Relations

                              S. Res. 305

       Whereas the will of businessman and entrepreneur Alfred 
     Nobel stated that the Nobel Prizes should be awarded to those 
     ``who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the 
     greatest benefit to humankind'';
       Whereas Alfred Nobel's will further stated that the Peace 
     Prize should be awarded to the person ``who shall have done 
     the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for 
     the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the 
     holding and promotion of peace congresses'';
       Whereas President Barack Hussein Obama was awarded the 
     Nobel Peace Prize in October 2009 for his alleged 
     ``extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy 
     and cooperation between peoples'';
       Whereas President Obama authorized 2 drone strikes on 
     January 23, 2009, his 3rd day as President, that killed as 
     many as 20 civilians;
       Whereas President Obama authorized an additional 541 drone 
     strikes;
       Whereas the additional drone strikes authorized by 
     President Obama killed an estimated 3,797 people, including 
     324 civilians;
       Whereas President Obama reportedly told members of his 
     senior staff, ``Turns out I'm really good at killing people. 
     Didn't know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.'';
       Whereas killing hundreds of civilians should disqualify 
     someone from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize;
       Whereas President Obama forced regime change in a sovereign 
     nation;
       Whereas President Obama admitted that ``failing to plan for 
     the day after'' regime change was the ``worst mistake'' of 
     his presidency;
       Whereas the forced regime change imposed by President Obama 
     contributed to the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, which 
     resulted in the death of 4 people of the United States, 
     including the United States Ambassador;
       Whereas there has been no attempt to revoke the Nobel Peace 
     Prize awarded to President Obama;
       Whereas President Obama championed an agreement with the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran to purportedly place restrictions on 
     the nuclear program of Iran in exchange for sanctions relief;
       Whereas this so-called agreement unfroze approximately 
     $100,000,000,000 worth of frozen assets;
       Whereas this bad deal did not stop Iran from continuing to 
     pursue its malign nuclear ambitions;
       Whereas Iran continued to pose a threat to Israel, the 
     United States, and all peace-loving nations after President 
     Obama allowed Iran to take advantage of the United States 
     through the nuclear agreement;
       Whereas President Donald John Trump made a good faith 
     attempt at diplomatic negotiations to end the Iranian threat 
     after assuming office in 2025;
       Whereas Iran refused to negotiate on its nuclear program in 
     good faith;
       Whereas the greatest ally of the United States, Israel, was 
     left with no choice but to unilaterally end the Iranian 
     nuclear threat;
       Whereas the only action ordered by President Trump was a 
     precision strike on 3 nuclear sites in Iran;
       Whereas those strikes resulted in no casualties;
       Whereas those strikes further brought about ceasefire 
     between Israel and Iran;
       Whereas the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the 
     organization Nihon Hidankyo of Japan for its efforts to 
     achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating 
     through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be 
     used again;

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       Whereas President Trump successfully ended the nuclear 
     weapons program of Iran;
       Whereas the end to the Iranian nuclear program achieved by 
     President Trump came without military personnel on the 
     ground; and
       Whereas President Trump has shown the world that peace 
     through strength is the antidote to forever wars: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) calls on the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award 
     President Donald John Trump the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize;
       (2) urges all peace-loving nations to join in that call; 
     and
       (3) expresses its deepest appreciation to President Trump 
     for bringing an end both to the nuclear program of Iran and 
     hostilities related thereto in only 12 days.

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