Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to call up S. Res. 134, as amended, my resolution urging the President to bring negotiations on a free-trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom to a mutually advantageous conclusion. I have been working on the Senate floor and behind the scenes for several years now trying to get this measure adopted and a trade deal signed. Things are finally moving. The message to the President, if approved with unanimous consent of the Senate, could not be any more timely. President Biden recently announced that after a delay of more than a year, we are finally going to resume trade negotiations with the United Kingdom. It is not often these days that I am really excited about all the news coming from the White House, but this one is absolutely thrilling to hear. I am very pleased with it. For more than 100 years, throughout times of great change, tumult, and uncertainty, our partnership between the United States and the United Kingdom--sometimes referred to as the ``special relationship''-- has been constant. Through two world wars and the Cold War, through centuries of economic partnership that have forged the world's single- largest bilateral trade and investment relationship, the UK has been our staunchest and our most loyal ally.…”