,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1
 #bjae,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,thune7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,,resolution    
,expressing the sense of the ,senate    
regarding establishing a ,national      
,strategic ,agenda4  ,whereas the       
,united ,states needs its leaders to    
pursue policies in the interest of the  
,united ,states that are foremost       
national priorities2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states faces many fiscal and   
long-term policy challenges that not    
only threaten the opportunities1 hopes1 
and aspirations of the citizens of the  
,united ,states1 but the overall ability
 of the ,united ,states to be a world   
leader in bringing peace and stability  
around the world2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states needs its leaders to unite      
behind common goals and concrete        

solutions to create the next generation 
of growth and opportunity2 ,whereas a   
,national ,strategic ,agenda can provide
 both a long-term vision and a priority 
list1 oriented around common goals for  
the ,united ,states1 both of which1 as  
of ,may #bjae1 do not exist in the      
,federal ,government2 ,whereas adopting 
a ,national ,strategic ,agenda would    
bring a long-term vision to a           
policymaking process that has become too
 often dominated by short-term political
 considerations2 ,whereas a ,national   
,strategic ,agenda can provide a        
consistent framework and focus the      
attention of the ,federal ,government on
 the most urgent problems facing the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas millions of   
people in the ,united ,states are       
currently seeking employment            
opportunities to improve their lives and
 provide a better future for their      
children2 ,whereas1 as of ,may #bjae1   
the ,federal debt is higher as a        
percentage of gross domestic product    

than at any time since ,world ,war ,,ii 
and will be an unsustainable burden on  
future generations if left unaddressed2 
,whereas the ,social ,security and      
,medicare benefits that millions of     
people in the ,united ,states have      
earned must be preserved and protected2 
,whereas a fiscally responsible solution
 to secure ,social ,security and        
,medicare for future generations is     
needed now1 as waiting longer will      
further jeopardize the ability to       
preserve and protect these programs2    
,whereas the ,united ,states can become 
energy secure by pursuing an            
all-of-the-above energy plan that       
develops more affordable and sustainable
 domestic energy sources1 increases     
energy efficiency1 and builds a more    
reliable and resilient system for energy
 generation and transmission2 and       
,whereas the creation and implementation
 of a new ,national ,strategic ,agenda  
for the ,united ,states will require the
 participation of both the legislative  

and executive branch along with         
agreement by all parties to work        
together3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
it is the sense of the ,senate that--   
7#a7 the #d goals of the ,national      
,strategic ,agenda are to--  7,a7 create
 #be1jjj1jjj new jobs over the next #aj 
years2  7,b7 balance the ,federal budget
 by #bjcj2  7,c7 secure ,medicare and   
,social ,security for the next #ge      
years2 and  7,d7 make the ,united       
,states energy secure by #bjbd2  7#b7   
the ,senate should strive to create1    
debate1 and adopt policy solutions to   
achieve the #d goals of the ,national   
,strategic ,agenda to address the       
national interest and priorities        
represented by the agenda2 and  7#c7 in 
achieving success toward the ,national  
,strategic ,agenda1 the goal of the     
,senate should be to reach solutions    
through--  7,a7 collaboration1 not      
division2  7,b7 mutual respect1 not     
partisan bickering2 and  7,c7 a         
commitment to honor the public duty of  

the ,senate to the ,united ,states as a 
body of representatives elected by      
people across the ,united ,states4