[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   POLICY AGAINST CHINESE GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. ADERHOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues a 
question. What exactly are we waiting for? What trade practice? What 
military threat? What human rights atrocity will finally move us to 
take a stand against the policies of the Chinese Government?
  America fought a war to end slavery, yet we wink at the sale of human 
body parts. We stand in line at the Holocaust Museum, yet we also line 
up to make deals with a government that murders Christians and 
Buddhists. We had sanctions against South Africa, yet we extend MFN to 
China. Why?
  No one has a stronger desire to see U.S. businesses flourish, but 
profit comes at a price. If it costs a little more to make a product in 
the United States, I will gladly pay the difference.
  History will judge us harshly if we fail to take a stand. I urge 
Members to vote for the Cox package and to support H.R. 1865, the 
Freedom from Religious Persecution Act.

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