,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,mc,connell 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,vitter7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
life1 legacy1 and example of ,british   
,prime ,minister ,baroness ,margaret    
,thatcher4  ,whereas ,baroness ,margaret
 ,thatcher was born on ,october #ac1    
#aibe1 in ,grantham1 ,united ,kingdom2  
,whereas ,baroness ,margaret ,thatcher  
first visited the ,united ,states in    
#aifg2 ,whereas ,baroness ,margaret     
,thatcher became the first and1 to date1
 only female ,prime ,minister of the    
,united ,kingdom of ,great ,britain and 
,northern ,ireland1 in #aigi2 ,whereas  
,baroness ,margaret ,thatcher served as 
,prime ,minister for #aa years1 making  
her the longest-serving ,prime ,minister
 in the #bjth century2 ,whereas         
,baroness ,margaret ,thatcher in #aihb  
led ,united ,kingdom efforts to liberate

 the ,falkland ,islands after they had  
been invaded and occupied by the        
,government of ,argentina2 ,whereas     
,baroness ,margaret ,thatcher in #aihc  
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 so2 ,whereas ,baroness ,margaret  
,thatcher in #aihd survived an          
assassination attempt by the ,irish     
,republican ,army in ,brighton1 ,united 
,kingdom1 and declared that 8all        
attempts to destroy democracy by        
terrorism will fail02 ,whereas ,baroness
 ,margaret ,thatcher in #aihf allowed   
,u4,s4 ,f-#aaas to fly from ,british    
territory to attack sites in ,libya in  
response to the ,berlin discotheque     
bombing which killed #b members of the  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas
 ,baroness ,margaret ,thatcher's        
personal relationship with ,president   

,ronald ,reagan demonstrated once again 
that the special relationship between   
the ,united ,states and the ,united     
,kingdom is a powerful force for good in
 the world2 ,whereas ,baroness ,margaret
 ,thatcher stood shoulder to shoulder   
with ,united ,states leaders against the
 ,soviet ,union and the threats posed by
 communism2 ,whereas ,baroness ,margaret
 ,thatcher defended ,united ,kingdom    
sovereignty within the ,european        
,economic ,community2 and ,whereas      
,baroness ,margaret ,thatcher dedicated 
her life to the cause of democracy1     
freedom1 and economic liberty for the   
,united ,kingdom and the world3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 honors the legacy of ,baroness     
,margaret ,thatcher for her life-long   
commitment to advancing freedom1        
liberty1 and democracy throughout the   
world2  7#b7 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 ,ireland2 
7#c7 recognizes that ,baroness ,margaret
 ,thatcher1 working with ,president     
,ronald ,reagan1 helped bring a peaceful
 end to the ,cold ,war2  7#d7 reiterates
 its continued support for the close tie
 and the special relationship between   
the ,united ,states and the ,united     
,kingdom2 and  7#e7 expresses admiration
 for ,baroness ,margaret ,thatcher and  
her legacy as an inspirational and      
transformative leader in the ,united    
,kingdom and the world4