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Joseph Knollenberg: “when we vote in 2 days on Trade Promotion Authority, nothing less than American leadership in the world is at stake. As…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2001
when we vote in 2 days on Trade Promotion Authority, nothing less than American leadership in the world is at stake. As we lead the world in an effort to eradicate terrorism, we risk abdicating our position of leadership in an area that is just as vital to America's well-being and that is international trade. The United States has been falling rapidly behind the rest of the world in international trade. I said rapidly behind. There are more than 130 trade agreements in effect in the world today, but the United States is party to just three. For the world's most open society, the U.S., which should be leading the charge to open up other countries to our products, this is a sorry state of affairs. We have a chance on Thursday to reclaim the mantle of leadership by passing TPA. When we do, the exports will go abroad; and the high paying jobs will stay here. I urge all my colleagues to support TPA.
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Joseph Knollenberg
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing the importance of Trade Promotion Authority for American leadership in international trade.

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