,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #ae1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,paulsen 7for himself and ,mr4     
,neal7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means          
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,united ,states and the ,european ,union
 should pursue a ,transatlantic ,trade  
and ,investment ,partnership4  ,whereas 
the ,united ,states-,european ,union    
,high ,level ,working ,group on ,jobs   
and ,growth 7,,hlwg7 issued its final   
report on ,february #aa1 #bjac2 ,whereas
 the economies of the ,european ,union  
and the ,united ,states account for     
nearly one-half of world ,,gdp2 ,whereas
 the ,european ,union and ,united       
,states account for #cj percent of world
 trade2 ,whereas #b4g billion of goods  
and services are traded bilaterally each
 day1 supporting millions of jobs in    
both economies2 ,whereas direct         

investments by the ,united ,states and  
,european ,union on both sides of the   
,atlantic total more than #c4g trillion2
 ,whereas the ,,hlwg recommended a      
comprehensive agreement that addresses a
 broad range of bilateral trade and     
investment issues1 including regulatory 
issues1 and contributes to the          
development of global rules2 ,whereas   
the ,,hlwg found that a comprehensive   
,transatlantic ,trade and ,investment   
,partnership that addresses a broad     
range of bilateral trade and investment 
issues1 including regulatory issues1 and
 contributes to the development of      
global rules1 would provide the most    
significant mutual benefit of the       
various options it considered42 ,whereas
 the ,,hlwg recommended that a          
comprehensive agreement would include   
ambitious reciprocal market opening in  
goods1 services1 and investment1 and    
would address the challenges and        
opportunities of modernizing trade rules
 and enhancing the compatibility of     

regulatory regimes2 ,whereas the ,,hlwg 
outlines a structure and content that   
includes market access1 regulatory      
issues and nontariff barriers1 and rules
 addressing shared global trade         
challenges and opportunities2 ,whereas  
the ,,hlwg recommended that in addition 
to pursuing the elements of a           
comprehensive agreement1 the two sides  
seek to make early and continuing       
progress on ,,sps measures affecting    
bilateral trade42 and ,whereas the      
,,hlwg recommended to ,leaders that each
 side initiate as soon as possible the  
formal domestic procedures necessary to 
launch negotiations on a comprehensive  
trade and investment agreement43 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that--
  7#a7 a comprehensive and ambitious    
,transatlantic ,trade and ,investment   
,partnership would support the creation 
of significant good-paying jobs for     
,american workers1 ranchers1 and        
farmers2  7#b7 a comprehensive and      

ambitious ,transatlantic ,trade and     
,investment ,partnership would open new 
opportunity for ,united ,states         
companies to sell their goods and       
services in the ,european ,union2  7#c7 
a comprehensive and ambitious           
,transatlantic ,trade and ,investment   
,partnership would further bond the     
economies of ,europe and the ,united    
,states and give rise to a dominant     
economic alliance that would strongly   
influence other nations toward          
market-based economies2  7#d7 the       
,president should promptly submit       
written notice to ,congress of the      
,president's intention to enter into    
negotiations with the ,european ,union  
for a comprehensive ,transatlantic      
,trade and ,investment ,partnership2 and
  7#e7 as soon as possible after        
providing notice and completing         
appropriate consultations with          
,congress1 the ,president should        
initiate negotiations for a             
comprehensive ,transatlantic ,trade and 

,investment ,partnership4