Dave Camp: “I yield myself the balance of my time. I too want to thank Mr. Levin for his work on this legislation and for his…”

“I yield myself the balance of my time. I too want to thank Mr. Levin for his work on this legislation and for his long-time work on Jackson-Vanik. Those were very different times. His leadership there, I think, has paved the way for the effort that we're going to see today--I think a very large bipartisan vote. I appreciate the bipartisanship on this bill. I also want to thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier), who will be retiring at the end of this Congress, who is the chairman of the Rules Committee, who has been a leader on trade, trade issues, and has really been a mentor to me on these issues since I came to Congress. His leadership will be missed both in the Rules Committee and his intelligent contribution to debate on the floor, as well as his leadership on trade issues. This truly is, as Mr. Levin said earlier, a bipartisan effort, and many brought it forward: Mr. McGovern, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Cardin, a former member of the Ways and Means Committee now in the Senate. This is the seventh bipartisan trade bill we've had this Congress. Also, not to be forgotten, this moves Moldovan PNTR. Moldova joined the WTO 11 years ago. Finally, we're seeing a resolution and some movement there. As others have said, Russia is and will be a member of the WTO, regardless of whether or not the United States grants Russia PNTR. The commercial benefits, the jobs that will be created here in the United States because of Russia's accession, are significant if we do grant PNTR.…”