I further ask that the Lee amendment to the committee-reported amendment to the resolution be considered and agreed to; the committee-reported amendment, as amended, be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that the Lee amendment to the committee-reported amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the committee-reported amendment, as amended, be agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1496) was agreed to, as follows (Purpose: To improve the resolution) On page 8, strike lines 19 through 25 and insert the following: (9) greatly values the close relationships the United States shares with both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland; and (10) will take into account, as relevant, conditions requiring that obligations under the Good Friday Agreement be met as the United States seeks to negotiate a mutually advantageous and comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution (S. Res. 117), as amended, was agreed to. The amendment (No.…
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