H.Res.416 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the public service of Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.110th Congress (2007-2008)
House - 06/25/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
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Shown Here: Engrossed in House (06/25/2007)
H. Res. 416
In the House of Representatives, U.
S.,
June 25, 2007.
Whereas Tony Blair has served as the Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom for more than a decade, winning three general elections as
leader of the Labour Party;
Whereas Mr. Blair played an instrumental role in achieving
peace in Northern Ireland and negotiating the Good Friday Agreement which
brought all communities into the political and governmental process and ended
centuries of division, conflict, and strife;
Whereas Mr. Blair committed himself to bringing devolved
government to Northern Ireland which was achieved with the recent decision of
the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin agreeing to form a power-sharing
government;
Whereas the United Kingdom and the United States have had
a long-standing alliance which was further strengthened during Tony Blair’s
tenure as he and the United Kingdom stood side-by-side with the United States
during conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq;
Whereas Mr. Blair showed British solidarity with the
United States after the 9/11 terrorist attacks by being the first foreign
leader to visit Ground Zero and attending President Bush’s speech before a
joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001;
Whereas Mr. Blair displayed exemplary leadership as Prime
Minister when the United Kingdom suffered its own terrorist attacks on July 7,
2005, when suicide bombers killed 52 people traveling on London’s public
transportation system;
Whereas the United Kingdom has been a steadfast ally to
the United States in the Global War on Terror as it is the second largest
contributor of coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan; and
Whereas on July 17, 2003, Mr. Blair was awarded the
Congressional Gold Medal that declared “Congress finds that Prime
Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom has clearly demonstrated, during a
very trying and historic time for our two countries, that he is a staunch and
steadfast ally of the United States of America.”: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the remarkable public service of
Tony Blair during his tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom;
and
(2) expresses appreciation to Mr. Blair for his
steadfast support for the United States and Britain’s invaluable alliance to
our Nation.