On the recordJune 20, 2012
I respectfully ask this committee to move forward quickly with legislation to terminate Jackson-Vanik and empower the President to extend PNTR to Russia.
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Ron Kirk
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Kirk urges the committee to act swiftly on trade legislation with Russia.
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Jun 19, 2012
If we don't repeal Jackson-Vanik and extend PNTR, we have none of those protections.
Jun 20, 2012
The most important distinction between this and China, Senator, is that, in the case of Russia, we insisted that they put in place their laws to implement the WTO rules before we would allow them to accede to the WTO.
Jun 19, 2012
Let's not give Russia that 10-year liberal period that China--China agreed that they would join the GPA within 10 years.
Jun 20, 2012
Terminating Jackson-Vanik and extending PNTR to Russia is in the absolute best interests of American businesses, workers, and innovators.