[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 4, 1994]
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            ESSENTIAL GATT DEBATE HELD UP BY SENATE DEMOCRAT

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I am convinced that an overwhelming majority 
of Republicans strongly support the idea of reducing tariff barriers 
and expanding export opportunities for U.S. goods and services. Seven 
years ago Ronald Reagan launched the Uruguay Round of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
  I believe that a majority of Republicans want to be able to support 
the Uruguay round, but it is very unfortunate that one Member of the 
other body of the President's own party has chosen to block 
consideration of it at this time, and has delayed until the first of 
December a vote which will take place on that.
  Mr. Speaker, while I am a strong supporter of the GATT, I cannot look 
any Member of this House in the eye and say that, ``You should not have 
the same amount of time to consider your concerns over this legislation 
as that Member of the other body who has raised this delay.'' It seems 
to me that we have a responsibility to recognize that this issue is 
being held up by a member of the President's own party.

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