,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,keat+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4
 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 & ,mr4      
,sires7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals
 & objectives ( ,irel&'s ,presid5cy ( ! 
,c\ncil ( ! ,european ,union4  ,:]eas   
,irel& holds ! rotat+ ,presid5cy ( !    
,c\ncil ( ! ,european ,union dur+ ! fir/
 half ( #bjac2 ,:]eas ! rotat+ ,european
 ,union ,presid5cy (f]s memb] /ates !   
opportunity to %[case _! vision = !     
,european ,union1 to advance ! ,union's 
ongo+ "w ag5da1 influ5ce ,european      
,union policy & legislation1 & broad5 ! 
und]/&+ ( ! ,european ,union among/ !   

citiz5s ( _! c\ntry2 ,:]eas ! ,european 
,union has e/abli%$ an area ( fre$om1   
security1 & ju/ice1 ext5d+ /ability &   
peace to ! ,european cont95t & its      
neighbors2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has   
support$ ! ,european integration process
 & has consi/5tly support$ ! objective (
 ,european unity & ! enl>gem5t ( !      
,european ,union z a vehicle =          
prosp]ity1 peace1 & democracy2 ,:]eas ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,irel& has prioritiz$       
/ability1 jobs1 & gr[? z ! ma9 areas (  
focus = ,irel&'s ,presid5cy ( ! ,c\ncil 
( ! ,european ,union2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$   
,/ates & ! ,european ,union are ea*     
o!r's l>ge/ trad+ & inve/m5t p>tn]s1    
responsible = creat+ up to an e/imat$   
#ad1jjj1jjj jobs on bo? sides ( !       
,atlantic1 & z su* major /akehold]s 9   
ea* o!r's economic recov]ies2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ,irel& p>ticipate 9     
long-/&+ rese>* & sci5ce-bas$ ex*anges t
 promote r5ewable & m>9e te*nologies    
worldwide2 ,:]eas ,iri% culture &       
,iri%-,am]icans h contribut$ greatly to 

,unit$ ,/ates society1 hi/ory1 &        
politics2 & ,:]eas approximately "o 9   
f\r ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s trace "s "p ( 
_! ance/ry to ,irel&3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7    
supports ! goals & objectives ( ,irel&'s
 ,presid5cy ( ! ,c\ncil ( ! ,european   
,union2  7#b7 enc\rages ! laun* ( ,unit$
 ,/ates-,european ,union trade &        
inve/m5t negotiations t w b5efit bo?    
,unit$ ,/ates & ,european work]s alike2 
7#c7 promotes increas$ transatlantic    
ex*anges & dialogue to fur!r b5efit f   
exi/+ cultural ties & rese>* &          
developm5t p>tn]%ips1 p>ticul>ly 9 !    
m>itime area :]e a transatlantic rese>* 
alliance c\ld und]p9 ! developm5t ( !   
/rong gr[? & jobs pot5tial ( our %>$    
ocean res\rces1 a s-call$ blue gr[?     
/rategy2  7#d7 affirms ! deep roots (   
common h]itage betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
,irel&2 &  7#e7 ackn[l$ges ! la/+       
contributions ( ,iri%-,am]icans to !    
,unit$ ,/ates4