Dana Rohrabacher: “Mr. Speaker, the WTO is a majestic dream that predictably will become Americans' worst nightmare. The lure of more open…”

“Mr. Speaker, the WTO is a majestic dream that predictably will become Americans' worst nightmare. The lure of more open trade with hundreds of countries is being used as a disguise for an awesome transfer of power and authority that will in the long run ill serve the interests of the American people. Let us recognize that this is not about whether there should be or should not be trade. That is a nonsensical argument. America is the world's largest market, and there will always be countries clamoring for commerce with the American people. The question is, how will we trade and what will be the procedure that we trade with these countries? The question is if we, through our democratic processes and bilateral agreements negotiated by elected officials, people elected by the people of the United States, will be setting the ground rules for this trade, or whether it be controlled by international boards, commissions, and committees of the WTO.”