On the recordJune 27, 1996
I come here as a Representative of thousands of small people that the last speaker missed. Those people are the farmers of America to whom trade with China is extremely important. It is indeed the fastest growing market. My colleagues may think that just serves American farmers. It does not. I firmly believe that when we are involved in China, we can improve conditions in China. I also know when we are growing corn here in America to send to China, they are not pawing up sensitive, environmentally sensitive, land and putting it to production. My colleagues, there are many good reasons why we need trade with China, and we must defeat this resolution. But it is good for jobs in America, it creates thousands of jobs in the heartland, it is good for our agricultural economy, it is good for our trade balance, it is good for the environment. Vote ``no'' on this resolution.
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