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Dusty Johnson: I am interested, given his remarks today, whether the Senator views President Bush's support for this legislation…

On the recordApril 26, 2001
I am interested, given his remarks today, whether the Senator views President Bush's support for this legislation, support expressed by our Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, as reflecting an inadequate consideration of the implications relative to China and inadequate consideration of the moral dimensions of our trade policy in the United States and certainly an inadequate consideration of the national security fundamentals of our Nation. Does the Senator suggest the Bush administration is in error in their support of this legislation?
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Dusty Johnson
Republican · South Dakota

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Questioning the implications of President Bush's support for trade legislation during a Senate debate.

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