; Whereas progress has advanced and agreements have been made through a multilateral process between both governments and all parties with the support of civic institutions and leaders in the United States; Whereas the failure to honor agreements and respect commitments, rights, and law is a fundamental breach of international commitments and represents an undermining of the political process; and Whereas Congress values the special relationship, bound by history and kinship, with Ireland and the United Kingdom, and supports the continued progress, peace, and prosperity in Ireland: Now, therefore, be it