[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 154 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ONGOING TRADE CASES AND FAST TRACK

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise to engage in a colloquy with the 
senior Senator from Texas. I would like to clarify a statement 
regarding salmon imports that the Senator made during yesterday's 
debate on the motion to proceed to the fast track negotiating 
authority. Would the Senator agree that his comments yesterday were not 
intended to suggest any connection between the fast track legislation 
that is before the Senate and any pending trade cases regarding salmon 
imports from Chile?
  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I am pleased to respond to the inquiry from 
my colleague from Maine. I would fully agree that there is nothing in 
the fast track legislation that would affect any ongoing trade cases 
involving salmon, or indeed any other product. My comments were 
intended to underscore the impact of trade on consumers and in no way 
should be interpreted as affecting any of the formal processes involved 
with reviewing the pending salmon cases or suggesting that the fast 
track legislation would affect any pending salmon trade cases.
  Ms. COLLINS. Would the Senator also agree that the passage of fast 
track authority would in no way countenance the continuation of any 
practices by the Chilean salmon industry that are in violation of 
United States trade laws?
  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, that is also correct. This is a procedural 
bill regarding negotiations. It does not change any of our existing 
laws regarding unfair trade practices.
  Ms. COLLINS. I thank the Senator for this clarification.
  Mr. GRAMM. I am happy to do so and appreciate the inquiry.

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