,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #g1 
#bjaf ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,johnson1 and ,mr4 ,mc,connell7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,reaffirming the strong relationship1   
both in defense and trade1 between the  
,united ,states and the ,united         
,kingdom4  ,whereas the ,united ,states 
and the ,united ,kingdom have a special 
relationship grounded in the rule of    
law1 democratic principles1 a common    
language1 and a strong commitment to    
peace and security2 ,whereas1 on ,august
 #ad1 #aida1 ,president ,franklin       
,roosevelt and ,prime ,minister ,winston
 ,churchill issued the ,atlantic        
,charter1 which defined ,american and   
,british war aims and laid the          
foundation for a post-war international 
system founded on free trade and freedom
 of the seas that persists to this day2 

,whereas1 on ,march #e1 #aidf1 ,winston 
,churchill delivered his ,iron ,curtain 
,speech in ,fulton1 ,missouri1 stating1 
,neither the sure prevention of war1 nor
 the continuous rise of world           
organization will be gained without what
 ,i have called the fraternal           
association of the ,english-speaking    
peoples ''' a special relationship      
between the ,british ,commonwealth and  
,empire and the ,united ,states2        
,whereas the ,united ,states and the    
,united ,kingdom have stood side by side
 through two ,world ,wars1 the ,korean  
,war1 the ,cold ,war1 the ,gulf ,war1   
and the ,global ,war on ,terror with    
,americans and ,britons fighting and    
dying together to defend our common     
interests and principles2 ,whereas the  
,united ,states and the ,united ,kingdom
 have played central roles in the ,north
 ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization        
7,,nato7 and are critical to maintaining
 its future strength2 ,whereas senior   
military officers from the ,united      

,kingdom have served in advisory or     
command positions in ,united ,states    
headquarters1 including combatant       
commands such as ,,centcom1 and officers
 from the ,united ,states have served in
 similar roles in the ,british military2
 ,whereas the ,united ,states and the   
,united ,kingdom made immense           
contributions in personnel and resources
 to the ,international ,security        
,assistance ,force 7,,isaf71 the        
,,nato-led effort to train the ,afghan  
,national ,security ,forces1 and to     
assist the ,afghan people in rebuilding 
their country2 ,whereas the ,defense    
,trade ,cooperation ,treaty between the 
,united ,states and the ,united         
,kingdom1 which was signed in #bjjg1    
ratified by the ,senate on ,september   
#bi1 #bjaj1 and entered into force in   
,april #bjab1 introduces greater        
cooperation and access in order to meet 
the requirements of mutual defense      
frameworks2 ,whereas both nations       
continue a close strategic partnership  

in developing and maintaining an        
effective nuclear deterrent1 including  
developing the next-generation of       
nuclear ballistic missile submarines and
 the continued deployment and           
modernization of a submarine-launched   
ballistic missile2 ,whereas the close   
and expanding economic ties between the 
,united ,states and the ,united         
,kingdom1 including the world's largest 
bilateral foreign direct investment     
partnership1 have greatly contributed to
 the continued prosperity of both       
nations2 and ,whereas1 on ,june #bc1    
#bjaf1 the ,united ,kingdom held a      
,european ,union membership referendum1 
and the ,british people voted to leave  
the ,european ,union3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         
reaffirms that the special relationship 
between the ,united ,states and the     
,united ,kingdom will not be affected by
 the outcome of the ,june #bc1 #bjaf1   
referendum or by changes to the ,united 
,kingdom's relationship with the        

,european ,union2  7#b7 recognizes that 
continued defense and intelligence      
cooperation between the ,united ,states 
and the ,united ,kingdom is vital to the
 national security of both countries2   
7#c7 supports the continued political   
and military leadership displayed by    
both nations in the ,north ,atlantic    
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 since it 
was founded #fg years ago2 and  7#d7    
urges the ,president to commence        
discussions with the ,government of the 
,united ,kingdom1 at their request1 to  
ensure the continuance of our current   
bilateral trade relationship and as     
necessary1 negotiations for the         
development of a free-trade agreement   
between our two countries4