; Whereas the Macri Administration lifted controls on trade, currency, and poultry, enhanced the quality and transparency of government data, and eliminated subsidies on electricity, water, and gas; Whereas, in April 2016, the Government of Argentina issued $16,500,000,000 in new government bonds and paid $9,300,000,000 to holdout creditors to resolve its default settlements, which facilitated Argentina's return to international financial markets; Whereas Argentina is Latin America's third largest economy and the International Monetary Fund, in April 2016, claimed the Macri Administration embarked on an ambitious, much needed transition to remove domestic imbalances and distortions and correct relative prices ; Whereas Secretary of State John Kerry visited Argentina in August 2016 to launch a High-Level Dialogue to develop and sustain cooperation on bilateral, regional, and global challenges, including democratic development and protection of human rights in Latin America; and Whereas Secretary Kerry, during his visit, stated that the United States strongly supports President Macri's effort to deepen Argentina's integration with the global economy and that our governments will be supporting policies that are aimed at strong, sustainable, and balanced economic growth : Now, therefore, be it