[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 134 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
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                  GATT: ANOTHER GOD AWFUL TRADE TREATY

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, once again Congress is being pushed, 
literally, to pass a trade agreement, the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade, and supporters say that GATT is good for America.
  Now, I ask, Mr. Speaker, since when is throwing the Constitution out 
the window good for America? The fact is, GATT will give away our 
constitutional authority to make trade policy, will force us to in fact 
raise taxes, ladies and gentleman, and GATT will allow countries like 
China, who literally pay pennies per hour in wages, free access to our 
markets.
  Ladies and gentleman, this should not be called a General Agreement 
on Tariffs and Trade. This is simply another god awful trade treaty, 
whose biggest export will be more American jobs. Beam me up, Congress. 
The Constitution says it is our job to regulate commerce with foreign 
nations, not the World Trade Organization.
  Think about it.

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