WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty issued the following press release:

United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), James Risch (R-ID), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chris Coons (D-DE), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) are leading a bipartisan Senate resolution to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae as she visits the United States and meets with President Donald J. Trump at the White House this week.

The resolution reaffirms the strong and enduring U.S.-Japan alliance, applauds Japan's achievement of two percent of gross domestic product on defense spending, and expresses strong support for the U.S.-Japan alliance's efforts to address regi...