[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 97 (Friday, July 22, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 22, 1994]
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                       ANTIDUMPING WAIVER IN GATT

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, a major loophole in our trade laws has been 
included in the GATT implementing language which I think my colleagues 
should be aware of. The administration has proposed to allow economies 
in transition--that is, countries like Russia--to dump their products 
into the United States without being subject to the same rules as all 
other foreign producers.
  In effect, the administration has granted a waiver from our 
antidumping rules to the Russians and East Europeans at the expense of 
American industries. Any industry that the Russians or East Europeans 
have excess capacity in--let's say steel or natural resources--is going 
to be allowed in for 5 years with the administration holding the door 
open for their products. And not only are they granting this waiver, 
but the administration has further included this controversial proposal 
in a trade agreement which Congress cannot amend.
  Congress should reject these sleight-of-hand tricks by the 
administration on GATT. What does a waiver like this have to do with 
GATT? The GATT implementing legislation has become the biggest dumping 
ground on Capitol Hill. And GATT is really beginning to sink under the 
weight of it all.

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