,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #age  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #cj1 #bjaf,mr4 ,lipinski 7for 
himself and ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama7   
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means          
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of ,congress that ,congress   
and the ,president should prioritize the
 reduction and elimination1 over a      
reasonable period of time1 of the       
overall trade deficit of the ,united    
,states4  ,whereas the ,united ,states  
has run #dj consecutive years of trade  
deficits2 ,whereas the trade deficit of 
the ,united ,states has substantially   
increased in the last #be years2        
,whereas the overall trade deficit of   
the ,united ,states in #bjae was #ecb   
billion1 including a deficit of #geh    
billion in trade in goods2 ,whereas the 
manufacturing sector of the ,united     
,states has suffered a disproportionate 

impact from such trade deficits1        
resulting in substantial losses of jobs 
and industries2 ,whereas a robust       
manufacturing capability is essential   
for national security2 ,whereas trade   
imbalances are unhealthy for the global 
economy and stagnate economic growth in 
deficit countries such as the ,united   
,states and especially in the           
manufacturing sectors of such countries2
 ,whereas certain foreign trading       
partners of the ,united ,states are     
running persistent trade surpluses      
against the ,united ,states as an       
economic growth alternative to fostering
 the domestic consumption of their      
manufacturers2 ,whereas persistent trade
 deficits hinder the ability of the     
,united ,states to reach full employment
 and increase underemployment and       
reliance on low-wage and often part-time
 service sector jobs2 and ,whereas the  
,united ,states national interest in    
trade policy lies in strategically      
reducing and eliminating its currently  

massive trade deficit1 including a      
deficit in trade in goods1 and reducing 
and eliminating dependency of foreign   
countries on ,united ,states demand for 
goods of such countries3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of ,congress that ,congress and the     
,president should prioritize the        
reduction and elimination1 over a       
reasonable period of time1 of the       
overall trade deficit of the ,united    
,states4