On the recordNovember 29, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that my remarks be completed prior to the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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govinfo.govI ask unanimous consent that my remarks be completed prior to the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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We do not have any free trade agreements being promoted in the region. We have a behemoth of an economic challenge with China in this region.
So is it also fair to say that since China is the economic force within that region that we are challenged in terms of our own national interests in meeting that economic force with one that can compete with it?
Without market access I think that we are going to be at a competitive disadvantage with China.