[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1435 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1435

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
    States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
            agreement with the Republic of the Philippines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2010

     Mr. Djou (for himself and Mr. Dreier) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
    States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade 
            agreement with the Republic of the Philippines.

Whereas the United States and the Philippines have shared history and commitment 
        to democratic principles;
Whereas the Philippines modeled its governmental institutions on those of the 
        United States and continues to share a commitment to democracy and human 
        rights;
Whereas the human links that bind the United States and the Philippines continue 
        to form a strong bridge between the two countries;
Whereas the Filipino-American community is an integral part of America's 
        cultural fabric;
Whereas the Filipino-American community is the second largest Asian-American 
        group in the United States with a population of approximately 3,100,000 
        people;
Whereas the Filipino and Filipino-American servicemen and servicewomen have 
        fought alongside and in the United States Armed Forces;
Whereas much of Manila was destroyed during the final months of World War II and 
        an estimated one million Filipinos lost their lives fighting alongside 
        Allied Forces;
Whereas the United States and the Philippines have worked aggressively to combat 
        terror and antidemocratic forces;
Whereas the United States and the Philippines have signed a Trade and Investment 
        Framework Agreement;
Whereas United States goods and services trade with the Philippines remains the 
        30th largest goods export market; and
Whereas the Philippines is the 12th largest United States agriculture export 
        market: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free 
trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines.
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