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James Traficant: “Everybody was cheering because the Trade Representative finally stood up to those Chinese dictators. Not for long. At…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
Everybody was cheering because the Trade Representative finally stood up to those Chinese dictators. Not for long. At this moment they are negotiating a $8 billion energy deal with China. Beam me up. John Wayne is rolling over in his grave. When will we learn, Congress, that from Nixon to Clinton this policy of engagement is nothing more than a policy of surrender that is killing the American workers. I say enough is enough. No more wimp- outs, no more deals, no more promises. Congress should strip China of its most-favored-nation trade status or Congress has no anatomy at all. Mr. Speaker, the last I heard, it was still Uncle Sam. Let us not treat him like Uncle Sucker anymore.

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Criticizing U.S. trade policy with China during a House floor speech.

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