[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2194]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 137--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
  PRESIDENT SHOULD WORK WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO 
PREPARE FOR A FUTURE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
                           THE UNITED KINGDOM

  Mr. LEE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Finance:

                              S. Res. 137

       Whereas, on March 5, 1946, Sir Winston Churchill delivered 
     the Iron Curtain speech in Fulton, Missouri, solidifying the 
     ``Special Relationship'' between the United States and the 
     United Kingdom;
       Whereas, since the end of World War II, the United States 
     and the United Kingdom have been beacons of freedom to the 
     world, standing together in the fight against tyranny;
       Whereas the Special Relationship between the United States 
     and the United Kingdom has enabled economic prosperity and 
     security cooperation for both countries for more than 70 
     years;
       Whereas, on June 23, 2016, the people of the United Kingdom 
     voted in support of a referendum to leave the European Union;
       Whereas the United Kingdom is an important trading partner 
     with the United States, with $232,000,000,000 in goods traded 
     between the two countries in 2017;
       Whereas, on October 16, 2018, the United States Trade 
     Representative expressed the intention of the President to 
     negotiate a free trade agreement between the two countries 
     after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union; and
       Whereas the constitutional power of making treaties with 
     foreign nations includes both the legislative and executive 
     branches: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the United States should have a close and mutually 
     beneficial trading and economic partnership with the United 
     Kingdom without interruption; and
       (2) the President, with the support of Congress, should lay 
     the groundwork for a future trade agreement between the 
     United States and the United Kingdom.

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