[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: September 29, 1994]
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   SUPPORTS THE INITIATION OF A SUPER 301 INVESTIGATION AGAINST JAPAN

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 1994

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, the President set September 30, 1994, as the 
deadline for initiating Super 301 investigations against Japan if 
progress is not made in the United States-Japan Framework negotiations 
to open the Japanese flat glass market. The deadline has been reached, 
and restrictive trade barriers remain in place to prevent United States 
access to Japanese markets. Given Japan's refusal to comply with U.S. 
demands to reform its exclusionary trade practices, I believe it is 
imperative that the administration initiate a section 301 investigation 
of Japan's flat glass market and take appropriate action to eliminate 
Japan's barriers.
  For the U.S. flat glass industry, the stakes include retaining 
thousands of jobs here at home and sustaining its position of 
leadership in the international marketplace. The U.S. flat glass 
industry is responsible for creating over 100,000 high-quality American 
jobs. U.S. companies exported $722 million in flat glass products 
worldwide in 1992.
  While United States flat glass manufacturers compete successfully 
around the globe, the United States share of the Japanese market is 
less than 1 percent. The United States will be at a severe competitive 
disadvantage if it is unable to compete on equal terms in the Japanese 
market.
  It is time to show Japan that the United States will not tolerate its 
unfair and anticompetitive trade practices. I urge the administration 
to initiate a Super 301 investigation of Japan's flat glass market.

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