[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 21, 1994]
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             A CLEAN GATT PROMISES TO BE GOOD FOR NEBRASKA

  (Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pass a 
clean General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [GATT] implementing bill, 
to give States like Nebraska more opportunities to export and create 
jobs.
  Nebraska's exports have grown at an extraordinary rate--a 429-percent 
increase in the last 7 years. Nebraska's exports have gone from $328 
million in 1987 to more than $1.7 billion last year. Since 1987, my 
State has had the second biggest export growth among the 50 States.
  Food products has been the biggest sector experiencing growth, 
increasing from just $45 million in 1987, to more than $1.1 billion 
last year--more than a 1,000-percent increase.
  Ninety-six percent of Nebraska's export sales were of manufactured 
goods, with 95 percent of exporting businesses having fewer than 500 
employees.
  If GATT is implemented correctly--without raising taxes and without 
unrelated sidekick deals--it could help further expand export market 
opportunities.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pass a clean GATT implementing 
bill to give all States more opportunities to export and create jobs.

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