[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7609]
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       SENATE RESOLUTION 108--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE

  Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 108

       Whereas, The Boeing Company and McDonnell Douglas have 
     announced their merger; and
       Whereas, The Department of Defense has approved that merger 
     as consistent with the national security of the United 
     States; and
       Whereas, The Federal Trade Commission has found that merger 
     not to violate the anti-trust laws of the United States; and
       Whereas, The European Commission has consistently 
     criticized and threatened the merger before, during and after 
     its consideration of the facts; and
       Whereas, The sole true reason for the European Commission's 
     criticism and imminent disapproval of the merger is to gain 
     an unfair competitive advantage for Airbus, a government 
     owned aircraft manufacturer;
       Now therefore, It is the Sense of the Senate that any such 
     disapproval on the part of the European Commission would 
     constitute an unwarranted and unprecedented interference in a 
     United States business transaction that would threaten 
     thousands of American aerospace jobs; and
       The Senate suggests that the President take such actions as 
     he deems appropriate to protect U.S. interests in connection 
     therewith.

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