,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #acg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #b1 #bjai ,mr4 ,lee submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate that the ,president should work with the ,government of the ,united ,kingdom to prepare for a future free trade agreement between the ,united ,states and the ,united ,kingdom4 ,whereas1 on ,march #e1 #aidf1 ,sir ,winston ,churchill delivered the ,iron ,curtain speech in ,fulton1 ,missouri1 solidifying the ,special ,relationship between the ,united ,states and the ,united ,kingdom2 ,whereas1 since the end of ,world ,war ,,ii1 the ,united ,states and the ,united ,kingdom have been beacons of freedom to the world1 standing together in the fight against tyranny2 ,whereas the ,special ,relationship between the ,united ,states and the ,united ,kingdom has enabled economic prosperity and security cooperation for both countries for more than #gj years2 ,whereas1 on ,june #bc1 #bjaf1 the people of the ,united ,kingdom voted in support of a referendum to leave the ,european ,union2 ,whereas the ,united ,kingdom is an important trading partner with the ,united ,states1 with #bcb1jjj1jjj1jjj in goods traded between the two countries in #bjag2 ,whereas1 on ,october #af1 #bjah1 the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative expressed the intention of the ,president to negotiate a free trade agreement between the two countries after the ,united ,kingdom leaves the ,european ,union2 and ,whereas the constitutional power of making treaties with foreign nations includes both the legislative and executive branches3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states should have a close and mutually beneficial trading and economic partnership with the ,united ,kingdom without interruption2 and 7#b7 the ,president1 with the support of ,congress1 should lay the groundwork for a future trade agreement between the ,united ,states and the ,united ,kingdom4