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William Helms: If my friend will yield, I am not suggesting we go back to the campaign at all. I am just pointing out that the…

On the recordJanuary 28, 1994
If my friend will yield, I am not suggesting we go back to the campaign at all. I am just pointing out that the President took a stronger position then. If he wants to get some others, including the distinguished chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, who are especially interested in this China/MFN matter, and privately tell us what he is doing that is so great, I will keep it a secret. I will not discuss it with the media or anybody else. But I am just operating on what I am able to see, just as we operated when George Bush was President.
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William Helms
Republican · New Jersey
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govinfo.gov
Jan 28, 1994

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Helms discusses the President's position on China and the MFN issue.

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