On the recordJune 24, 1997
I rise today in support of most-favored-nation status for China. Only last year, the U.S. Congress told the American farmer, we want you to compete in a free market situation. In the 1970's the American farmer was successfully doing that and the U.S. Government unilaterally embargoed its markets to the point that they destroyed those markets and precipitated the agriculture crisis of the 1980's. I beg my colleagues not to allow this to happen again. China has 25 percent of the world's population and 7 percent of the arable lands. We sell them 4 billion dollars' worth of agricultural products each year. Even Rev. Billy Graham says, this is a good idea to trade with China and it will improve their country and ours. We must have access to the international marketplace if we expect our farmers to succeed. I urge my colleagues to vote for MFN for China and against the resolution.
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