Political Quotes

“this is really an exciting time in which we recognize the continuing maturation and involvement of a new nation, yet a nation of people who have deserved better over many decades and are now beginning to see the fruit of their struggle manifest itself. We are asking today in this legislation to recognize that the country of Ukraine that has entered into a series of agreements with the United States and other countries, and I include an exchange of letters between the United States Trade Representative Rob Portman and myself as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, indicating some certainties as to that agreement, and to anxiously await the comments by my colleagues as we recognize that the Ukraine, through very difficult economic and political transformations, has reached the point of integrating itself into the world economy. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Washington, DC, March 6, 2006. Hon. Rob Portman, U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, DC. Dear Ambassador Portman: I understand the United States and Ukraine have concluded the bilateral negotiations on market access issues related to Ukraine's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. The Committee has received the confidential documents related to the accord, and I congratulate you and your negotiators on a very strong agreement.…”