,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#bg1 #bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4     
,johnson1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,tillis1   
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,ms4        
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 
,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4      
,braun1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1    
,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4       
,casey1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,van        
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1  
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,young1
 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,brown1  
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4    
,booker1 and ,mr4 ,carper7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,recognizing  
the #aiith anniversary of the           
independence of ,greece and celebrating 
democracy in ,greece and the ,united    
,states4  ,whereas the people of ancient

 ,greece developed the concept of       
democracy1 in which the supreme power to
 govern was vested in the people2       
,whereas the founding fathers of the    
,united ,states1 many of whom read      
,greek political philosophy in the      
original ,greek language1 drew heavily  
on the political experience and         
philosophy of ancient ,greece in forming
 the representative democracy of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,petros       
,mavromichalis1 the former ,commander in
 ,chief of ,greece and a founder of the 
modern ,greek state1 said to the        
citizens of the ,united ,states in      
#ahba1 ,it is in your land that liberty 
has fixed her abode and ''' in imitating
 you1 we shall imitate our ancestors and
 be thought worthy of them if we succeed
 in resembling you42 ,whereas the ,greek
 national anthem1 the ,hymn to ,liberty1
 includes the words1 most heartily was  
gladdened ,george ,washington's brave   
land2 ,whereas the people of the ,united
 ,states generously offered humanitarian

 assistance to the people of ,greece    
during their struggle for independence2 
,whereas ,greece heroically resisted    
,axis forces at a crucial moment in     
,world ,war ,,ii1 forcing ,adolf ,hitler
 to change his timeline and delaying the
 attack on ,russia2 ,whereas ,winston   
,churchill said that if there had not   
been the virtue and courage of the      
,greeks1 we do not know which the       
outcome of ,world ,war ,,ii would have  
been and no longer will we say that     
,greeks fight like heroes1 but that     
heroes fight like ,greeks2 ,whereas     
hundreds of thousands of the people of  
,greece were killed during ,world ,war  
,,ii2 ,whereas ,greece consistently     
allied with the ,united ,states in major
 international conflicts throughout its 
history as a modern state2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states and ,greece reinforced  
their commitment to security cooperation
 by signing an updated ,mutual ,defense 
,cooperation ,agreement on ,october #e1 
#bjai1 that will expand defense ties    

between the two countries and promote   
stability in the region2 ,whereas the   
,foreign ,minister of ,greece1 ,nikos   
,dendias1 hosted ,secretary of ,state   
,michael ,pompeo in the second ,united  
,states-,greece ,strategic ,dialogue on 
,october #g1 #bjai1 which underscored   
,greece's importance to the ,united     
,states as a pillar of stability in the 
,eastern ,mediterranean and ,balkans and
 as an important ,,nato ally2 ,whereas  
,greece is a strategic partner and ally 
of the ,united ,states in bringing      
political stability and economic        
development to the ,balkan region1      
having invested billions of dollars in  
the countries of the region and having  
contributed more than #gej1jjj1jjj in   
development aid for the region2 ,whereas
 the government and people of ,greece   
actively participate in peacekeeping and
 peace-building operations conducted by 
international organizations1 including  
the ,united ,nations1 the ,north        
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 the    

,european ,union1 and the ,organization 
for ,security and ,co-operation in      
,europe2 ,whereas ,greece remains an    
integral part of the ,european ,union2  
,whereas the ,united ,states has        
demonstrated its support for the        
trilateral partnership of ,greece1      
,israel1 and ,cyprus by enacting into   
law the ,eastern ,mediterranean         
,security and ,energy ,partnership ,act 
of #bjai 7title ,,ii of division ,j of  
,public ,law #aaf-id7 and through the   
participation of ,secretary ,pompeo in  
the #ca ,summit with ,greece1 ,israel1  
,cyprus1 and the ,united ,states on     
,march #bj1 #bjai2 ,whereas ,greece     
received worldwide praise for its       
extraordinary handling during the #bjjd 
,olympic ,games of more than #ad1jjj    
athletes and more than #b1jjj1jjj       
spectators and journalists1 a feat the  
government and people of ,greece handled
 efficiently1 securely1 and with        
hospitality2 ,whereas the governments   
and people of ,greece and the ,united   

,states are at the forefront of efforts 
to advance freedom1 democracy1 peace1   
stability1 and human rights2 ,whereas   
those efforts and similar ideals have   
forged a close bond between the peoples 
of ,greece and the ,united ,states2 and 
,whereas it is proper and desirable for 
the ,united ,states to celebrate ,march 
#be1 #bjbj1 ,greek ,independence ,day1  
with the people of ,greece and to       
reaffirm the democratic principles from 
which those two great countries were    
founded3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,senate-- 7#a7 extends warm         
congratulations and best wishes to the  
people of ,greece as they celebrate the 
#aiith anniversary of the independence  
of ,greece2  7#b7 expresses support for 
the principles of democratic governance 
to which the people of ,greece are      
committed2 and  7#c7 notes the important
 role that ,greece has played in the    
wider ,european region and in the       
community of nations since gaining its  
independence #aii years ago4