[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       FAST TRACK TRADE AUTHORITY

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, stating that exports to Mexico have 
increased, the President now wants fast track for all of Latin America. 
In a way that is true.
  Check this out. Last month, Fruit of the Loom cut 2,400 jobs in 
Louisiana, citing no regulations and cheaper labor. As a result, Fruit 
of the Loom is exporting factories and machinery overseas. This is out 
of control, Mr. Speaker.
  First, the President donates his boxer shorts to charity, then 
literally takes the tax deduction for it. Now the President wants to 
donate our BVDs, Mr. Speaker, and give us a training voucher for a job 
in Latin America.
  Beam me up. This is not fast tracking. This is backtracking. I yield 
back the Constitution that mandates a two-thirds ratification vote of 
the U.S. Senate to enact a treaty, if anybody abides by the 
Constitution around here.

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