[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 5, 1994]
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  URGING HOUSE LEADERSHIP TO RECONSIDER SCHEDULING ON GATT LEGISLATION

  (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, the leadership should reconsider its plan to 
schedule a vote on legislation to implement the Uruguay round of the 
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, or GATT.
  There is much confusion and concern over the provisions of this 
complex agreement that will have a massive effect on the economic 
health of our Nation.
  Most Americans support the principle of free trade, but when you read 
the details of this agreement it is far from clear that Americans will 
be on a level playing field with foreign competition.
  Numerous studies raise serious questions concerning jobs and incomes 
that will be lost, particularly in the agriculture, textiles and 
apparel industries.
  These questions need to be answered. Instead of rushing this 
legislation through the closing days of this Congress, the 
administration should take a lesson from the fate of the health care 
reform effort.
  We should go slow and get it right.

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