[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 200 (Friday, December 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CLINTON SHOULD PAY PRICE FOR TRADE GIVEAWAY

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, 10 years ago the United States of 
America had 100 percent of the commercial space-launch market, today we 
have 30 percent, and yesterday the President's trade negotiators gave 
away that remaining 30 percent. They signed a trade agreement with the 
Ukraine to allow them to launch United States satellites. Today we have 
the French, the Chinese, the Russians, and now the Ukrainians, putting 
United States satellites in orbit.
  President Clinton ran as the domestic policy President committed to 
creating high-quality jobs for Americans. Yesterday he turned his back 
on thousands of working people on Florida's space coast, in California, 
in St. Louis, MO, in New Mexico, and Alaska, and he should pay a price 
for it in the election of 1996.

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