,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ddf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjai,mr4  
,keat+ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (     
,p5nsylvania7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,reaffirm+ ,g]man-,am]ican fri5d%ip &   
coop]ation "u ! ,wund]b>                
,toge!r--,g]many & ! ,u4,s4 initiative4 
,:]eas ,wund]b> ,toge!r--,g]many & !    
,u4,s4 laun*$ on ,octob] #c1 #bjah1 ) ! 
goal ( pres5t+ today's ,g]many to       
,am]icans across ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
%[cas+ h[ closely ! two c\ntries are    
l9k$ by h]itage1 common values1 & %>$   
int]e/s2 ,:]eas !re are m ?an #ej       
million ,am]icans ( ,g]man orig9 liv+ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 _m ( :om h provid$     
valuable contributions to ! gr[? &      
developm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & to !     
ma9t5ance ( /rong ties to ,g]many & !   
,g]man p2 ,:]eas ,wund]b>               
,toge!r--,g]many & ! ,u4,s4 w br+ toge!r
 m ?an #bej p>tn]s across all #ej       

,/ates1 ) ov] #a1ejj ev5ts & projects 9 
local communities cov]+ e aspect (      
,g]man-,am]ican relations1 includ+      
sci5ce1 ! arts1 culture1 language1      
bus9ess1 sports1 & m2 ,:]eas ,wund]b>   
,toge!r--,g]many & ! ,u4,s4 w assi/ bo? 
c\ntries 9 address+ global *all5ges     
?r\gh dialogue & coop]ation2 ,:]eas     
today ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,g]many are     
close political allies1 p>tn]s1 & fri5ds
 work+ toge!r = a peaceful _w ord] bas$ 
on ! rule ( law2 ,:]eas ,g]many is an   
important trad+ p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 ! ,european ,union1 & ,g]man companies
 h creat$ #fib1jjj ,am]ican jobs2 ,:]eas
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates play$ a lead+ role 9 ! 
recon/ruction ( ,g]many aft] ,_w ,w>    
,,ii ?r\gh political & f9ancial means1  
lay+ ! gr\ndwork = ! e/abli%m5t ( a     
peaceful1 democratic po/w> ,g]many &    
pav+ ! way = ,unit$ ,/ates-,g]man       
bilat]al relations bas$ on tru/2 &      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates play$ a crucial  
role 9 ! unification aft] ! fall ( !    
,b]l9 ,wall1 :i* took place #cj ye>s ago

 ?is ,novemb]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes & highlights ! importance ( !
 alliance betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,g]many 9--  7,a7 an endur+ %>$         
commitm5t to our free & democratic      
societies2  7,b7 exp&+ & deep5+ economic
 prosp]ity = ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,europe2 
&  7,c7 protect+ & def5d+ our security1 
fre$om1 & common values2  7#b7          
recognizes ! /rong p]sonal1 cultural1 & 
hi/orical ties betwe5 our populations & 
gov]nm5ts1 & ! importance ( our common  
set ( fundam5tal values z guid+         
pr9ciples = tackl+ ! gr[+ global        
*all5ges ( ! #ba/ c5tury2  7#c7         
reaffirms ! significance ( ,wund]b>     
,toge!r--,g]many & ! ,u4,s4 z an        
initiative ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,g]many to   
%>e today's ,g]many ) ! ,am]ican p1 to  
highlight ! fri5d%ip betwe5 ! two       
c\ntries1 & to engage ) p & communities 
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates on %>$ issues (  
int]e/ & conc]n2 &  7#d7 reaffirms !    
deep & hi/orical fri5d%ip betwe5 !      

,gov]nm5t & p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !     
,gov]nm5t & p ( ,g]many4