On the recordMarch 11, 1998
Mr. Speaker, this bill embodies a very, very important ideal, which I have long supported; namely, that the countries of sub-Saharan Africa should improve their economic lot through development and trade. This bill would begin the process of leading these countries from our traditional direct aid relationship. However, Mr. Speaker, charity begins at home. I and other bipartisan Members with legitimate concerns for the health of the already suffering textile and apparel industries that we represent feel that we have not been allowed an adequate voice in this process. For this reason, my colleagues and I proposed a bipartisan substitute that we hoped that the Committee on Rules would have ruled in order. I firmly believe that our substitute, if it were ruled in order, would result in a healthier U.S. textile and cotton industry, and sorely needed economic development and employment for the peoples of sub-Saharan Africa.
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