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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 30, 2000

The Secretary is authorized to monitor the most favored nation rate of duty applicable to imports into Canada of worsted wool fabrics of the kind classified under heading 9902.51.12 of the HTS.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 6, 1999

I have established increased rates of duty for imports above the tariff-rate quota levels.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 30, 1998

I do proclaim that: in order to provide for an accelerated schedule of duty elimination for specific goods, the tariff treatment set forth in the HTS for certain NAFTA originating goods is modified as provided in the Annex to this…

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 26, 1997

I have decided that it is necessary and appropriate to provide for the continuation of previously proclaimed duty treatment for the affected goods.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 26, 1997

I have decided that it is necessary and appropriate to modify a subheading in subchapter V of chapter 99 and the legal notes pertaining to such TRQs.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 26, 1997

I have decided that it is necessary and appropriate to continue previously proclaimed duty treatment for the affected goods and to make technical corrections in certain HTS provisions.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 28, 1996

I do proclaim that subheadings 9903.52.21 through 9903.52.26... are hereby inserted in numerical sequence in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 11, 1994

GATT will require all nations to finally do what we've already done, to cut tariffs and other barriers and open up trade to our products and our services.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 14, 1993

I have determined that it is necessary or appropriate to provide for staged reductions in the rate of duty.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Aug 12, 1993

NAFTA establishes a level playing field, low tariffs, and a tough mechanism for resolving environmental and labor problems.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 25, 1993

At the Tokyo meeting of the G-7, we made an agreement to drastically reduce tariffs on manufactured products.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jun 24, 1993

I have determined that it is appropriate to designate specified articles provided for in the HTS as eligible for preferential tariff treatment under the GSP when imported from designated beneficiary developing countries.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jun 24, 1993

I have determined that it is appropriate to modify the application of duty-free treatment under the GSP currently being afforded to certain articles.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jun 23, 1993

This provision is not consistent with this country's obligations under the Agreement on Government Procurement of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

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George H.W. Bush
@georgehwbush· Republican · TX· Jun 25, 1991

I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to subdivide and amend the nomenclature of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

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Grover Cleveland
@grovercleveland· Democratic · NJ· Dec 5, 1887

The necessity of combination to maintain the price of any commodity to the tariff point furnishes proof that someone is willing to accept lower prices for such commodity and that such prices are remunerative.

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John Tyler
@johntyler· Whig · VA· Dec 5, 1842

Extravagant duties defeat their end and object, not only by exciting in the public mind an hostility to the manufacturing interests, but by inducing a system of smuggling on an extensive scale and the practice of every manner of fraud upon…

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James Monroe
@jamesmonroe· Democratic Republican · VA· Nov 21, 1821

I, James Monroe, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim that so much of the several acts imposing duties on the tonnage of ships and vessels and on goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United…

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