there are certainly improvements we can make in terms of encouraging countries to better utilize the trade preferences offered under AGOA and to maximize their government strategies to take full advantage of those benefits. I look forward to working with my colleagues to improve AGOA over the next 3 years, but extending the legislation is a first critical step. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to vote for this program.
Discussing the need to improve and extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) during a floor speech.
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