[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9929]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                UNITED KINGDOM EXIT FROM EUROPEAN UNION

  Mr. REID. Madam President, last week the voters of the United Kingdom 
stunned the world by voting to exit the European Union. The vote was 
close, but ultimately the electorate decided to sever the United 
Kingdom from the European Union, an organization they had been a part 
of for 40 years. I was disappointed by that decision, but it was their 
decision.
  In the aftermath of last week's referendum, I was pleased that 
President Obama reaffirmed our special relationship with the United 
Kingdom and our strong ties to the European Union. Regardless of what 
happens with the so-called Brexit, the United States will continue to 
maintain strong alliances with Britain and Europe.

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