[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 8, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: June 8, 1994]
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                     ENFORCE THE TRADE LAWS WE HAVE

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, every election American politicians get 
tough on trade. They make tough statements like, ``No more free rides 
for China,'' or, ``Japan, you better open up your markets or else,'' 
or, ``It is time to level the playing field in Europe.'' The one that 
really takes the cake that we hear all the time, ``What is good for the 
goose is good for the gander.''
  The truth of the matter is American politicians talk the rough talk 
on trade, but American politicians do not walk the rough walk on trade. 
In fact, Congress has gone from regulating commerce with foreign 
nations to regulating food stamps in unemployment in America.
  Newspapers now say America once again will compromise with Japan, 
compromise with Japan. How much more compromising are we going to make 
for unemployed American workers?
  Do your job, Congress. We passed the super 301 trade provision, and 
that was a washed down compromise.
  The least we could do is enforce the trade laws that we have.

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