Glenn English: “I must say, though, I think the record needs to be made clear and this resolution needs to be put in context. It is more…”

“I must say, though, I think the record needs to be made clear and this resolution needs to be put in context. It is more than a weak exhortation; it is an expression of support for the administration's efforts at a very critical time to challenge China and encourage them to float their currency and liberalize their trading regime. We sent Secretaries over to China to do more than give speeches. They have delivered a very powerful message, and it appears that the Chinese are beginning to listen. But I agree with the people on the other side: more needs to be done. Our message today, Mr. Speaker, is that Congress will not stand on the sidelines while our industrial base is eroded and manufacturing jobs are lost forever. Some adopt the rhetorical convention that criticism of China's trade policies amounts to protectionism. But Adam Smith himself would not have recognized China as a free market bulwark.”