[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 98 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 98

   Honoring the life, legacy, and example of British Prime Minister 
                      Baroness Margaret Thatcher.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 16, 2013

  Mr. McConnell (for himself and Mr. Vitter) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring the life, legacy, and example of British Prime Minister 
                      Baroness Margaret Thatcher.

Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925, in Grantham, 
        United Kingdom;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher first visited the United States in 1967;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher became the first and, to date, only female 
        Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
        Ireland, in 1979;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher served as Prime Minister for 11 years, making 
        her the longest-serving Prime Minister in the 20th century;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher in 1982 led United Kingdom efforts to 
        liberate the Falkland Islands after they had been invaded and occupied 
        by the Government of Argentina;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher in 1983 supported the deployment of United 
        States nuclear cruise missiles at United Kingdom bases and the 
        deployment by the United States of short-range nuclear missiles in 
        Europe when there was stiff opposition to her doing so;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher in 1984 survived an assassination attempt by 
        the Irish Republican Army in Brighton, United Kingdom, and declared that 
        ``all attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail'';
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher in 1986 allowed U.S. F-111s to fly from 
        British territory to attack sites in Libya in response to the Berlin 
        discotheque bombing which killed 2 members of the United States Armed 
        Forces;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher's personal relationship with President Ronald 
        Reagan demonstrated once again that the special relationship between the 
        United States and the United Kingdom is a powerful force for good in the 
        world;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher stood shoulder to shoulder with United States 
        leaders against the Soviet Union and the threats posed by communism;
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher defended United Kingdom sovereignty within 
        the European Economic Community; and
Whereas Baroness Margaret Thatcher dedicated her life to the cause of democracy, 
        freedom, and economic liberty for the United Kingdom and the world: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the legacy of Baroness Margaret Thatcher for her 
        life-long commitment to advancing freedom, liberty, and 
        democracy throughout the world;
            (2) extends its deepest condolences and sympathy to the 
        family of Baroness Margaret Thatcher and the people of the 
        United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
            (3) recognizes that Baroness Margaret Thatcher, working 
        with President Ronald Reagan, helped bring a peaceful end to 
        the Cold War;
            (4) reiterates its continued support for the close tie and 
        the special relationship between the United States and the 
        United Kingdom; and
            (5) expresses admiration for Baroness Margaret Thatcher and 
        her legacy as an inspirational and transformative leader in the 
        United Kingdom and the world.
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