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Bill Archer: “Mr. Speaker, my friend from Georgia has not read the entire agreement or read the 1979 agreement between the Chinese and…”

On the recordMay 24, 2000
Mr. Speaker, my friend from Georgia has not read the entire agreement or read the 1979 agreement between the Chinese and the U.S., obviously, because what he said is not valid. There are many things in this agreement which are not included in the 1979 agreement, and we will lose the benefit of those if we do not approve this bill today. That happens to be a fact and a reality. Unfortunately, the 1979 agreement the Chinese made with us is not as broad, not as comprehensive, will not include all of the concessions that will be available to us if we approve this.
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Bill Archer
Texas
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Responding to a colleague's comments regarding a trade agreement with China.

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