[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 12 (Wednesday, February 9, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: February 9, 1994]
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 EFFECTIVE MARKET ACCESS MUST BE CENTERPIECE OF UNITED STATES-JAPANESE 
                              RELATIONSHIP

  (Mr. PAYNE of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, the United States is at a 
critical juncture in its relationship with Japan.
  Later this week, Japanese Prime Minister Hosokawa will be in 
Washington to meet with President Clinton as the first set of 
negotiations under the United States-Japan framework agreement come to 
a close.
  The goal of these negotiations is to open up Japanese markets to 
United States products including automobiles, auto parts, medical 
equipment and other products.
  New markets mean new jobs for Americans.
  For too long, the Japanese have been able to keep their markets 
closed to our products.
  It is time for Japanese leaders, global leaders, to recognize that 
trade with the United States must be both responsible and 
nondiscriminatory.
  Congress must stand with the President in pushing for an agreement 
that is both equitable and fair.
  Effective market access must be the centerpiece of the United States-
Japanese relationship.
  Mr. Speaker, anything less is not acceptable.

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