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“I appreciate the chairman's courtesy, as I have appreciated the opportunity to be working with you on the package that is coming forward. I know we are not quite there yet. I look forward to continuing this effort. But I would like to engage in an issue that is critical to Mr. Reichert, my colleague from the Northwest, to our consumers, and to important jobs in our district. Today, Mr. Speaker, the innovative footwear industry must face an unreasonable reality at our borders. Two identical looking running shoes are imported. One must pay a significantly higher tariff for a single reason: it contains a waterproof liner. Waterproof means a lot in the Pacific Northwest, for Mr. Reichert and I. This bill puts an end to an outmoded tariff code that charges extremely high tariffs for no good reason. {time} 1315 I appreciate the chairman and the staff working with my team, with Mr. Reichert to try to get this right for tariff relief for outdoor enthusiasts and business around the country, but there is another issue at work here. Mr. Reichert and I have been lead sponsors of the U.S. OUTDOOR Act that defines and creates tariff classification unique and specific to recreational performance outerwear and eliminates import duties on those apparel products. The Preference bill achieves one of these goals of the OUTDOOR Act by creating new definitions and tariff classifications for recreational performance outerwear. Again, I appreciate your efforts, Mr.…”