[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2687-S2688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 98--HONORING THE LIFE, LEGACY, AND EXAMPLE OF BRITISH 
               PRIME MINISTER BARONESS MARGARET THATCHER

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

                               S. Res. 98

       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

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     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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