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Cord Byrd: What I have been hearing the administration say is that this is trade promotion authority. Does the Senator mean to tell…

On the recordAugust 1, 2002
What I have been hearing the administration say is that this is trade promotion authority. Does the Senator mean to tell me here in front of the eyes of the Nation, the ears of the people, that the President doesn't need fast-track in order to negotiate trade agreements for the United States? Is that what the Senator is saying?
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Questioning the necessity of fast-track authority for trade agreements during a Senate debate.

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