04/04/2000
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"I remain determined to pursue an agreement for China to join the WTO on viable commercial terms—not as a favor to China but as a means of opening and reforming China's markets and holding China to the..."
"The discretionary allocation available to the House is clearly inadequate to fund many priority programs within the Department of Energy."
"Expanding trade can help bring greater social change to China by spreading the tools, contacts, and ideas that promote freedom."
"This is a significant step toward peace."