[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 5, 1994]
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         THE INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I rise to commend our Assistant Attorney 
General of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice on the 
passage of this measure, which is due in no small measure to the 
commitment and diligence of Anne Bingaman and her staff. The Attorney 
General and the President can be justifiably proud of the manner in 
which this matter, the debate and this legislative resolution have been 
accomplished.
  Chairman Brooks and Mr. Fish have done an excellent job in moving 
this measure through the House in short order. My fellow cosponsors 
here in the Senate, Chairman Biden, Senators Kennedy, Metzenbaum, 
Simon, Thurmond, Hatch, Simpson, Grassley, and Specter have all joined 
in a bipartisan fashion to create this opportunity for strengthening 
our antitrust enforcement efforts.
  In the days head we must be vigilant to see that the confidentiality 
provisions of the bill accomplish their intended purposes and that this 
measure leads to fair and reciprocal efforts by foreign enforcement 
authorities. But we have responded to a call for action and assistance 
and provided the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division 
with additional tools that she needs to protect competition in our 
global economy.

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