,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#b1 #bjbc,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4  
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,lankford1
 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4  
,young1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,menendez1  
,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,finance  ,,resolution  ,recognizing the
 importance of the economic relationship
 between the ,united ,states and ,israel
 and affirming that trade facilitated by
 the ,united ,states-,israel ,free      
,trade ,agreement is a tool to support  
the economy of ,israel during the       
conflict with ,hamas4  ,whereas1 on     
,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas launched     
violent and deadly attacks on ,israel by
 air1 land1 and sea2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states and ,israel have a      
longstanding economic and security      
relationship2 ,whereas the ,united      

,states-,israel ,free ,trade ,agreement 
was signed into law in ,june #aihe and  
was the first free trade agreement      
entered into by the ,united ,states2    
,whereas1 since the signing of the      
,agreement1 total trade between the     
,united ,states and ,israel has grown   
more than sevenfold2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states is ,israel's single     
largest trading partner2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states exported #ad1bjj1jjj1jjj
 in goods and #e1hjj1jjj1jjj in services
 to ,israel in #bjbb2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states imported #ba1djj1jjj1jjj
 in goods and #i1bjj1jjj1jjj in services
 from ,israel in #bjbb2 ,whereas the    
,united ,states-,israel ,free ,trade    
,agreement also underpins the robust    
exchange of capital between the ,united 
,states and ,israel2 ,whereas ,israeli  
companies directly invested             
#aj1fjj1jjj1jjj in the ,united ,states  
during #bjbb1 supporting more than      
#bj1jjj ,united ,states jobs2 and       
,whereas1 following ,hamas's atrocious  

attacks on ,israel1 maintaining and     
expanding trade and investment between  
the ,united ,states and ,israel is      
paramount3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes that the  
economic relationship between the       
,united ,states and ,israel is strong   
and has benefitted both countries and   
the peoples of both countries2  7#b7    
expresses support for the people of     
,israel and the economy of ,israel in   
the face of ,hamas's attacks against    
,israel2 and  7#c7 affirms that-- 7,a7  
the ,united ,states-,israel ,free ,trade
 ,agreement set the stage for robust    
growth in trade and investment between  
the ,united ,states and ,israel2 and    
7,b7 the ,agreement can similarly serve 
as a tool for supporting the economy of 
,israel during the conflict with ,hamas4