[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 131 (Saturday, September 26, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FAST TRACK IS NO LAUGHING MATTER

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today with a great deal of pride 
in what we have done as far as passing the tax package. But last night 
in this very Chamber when we considered something equally as important, 
the fast track authority, there were not the votes for it. Over 150 
votes on the Republican side, less than 30 votes on the Democratic 
side, as I remember that tally.
  Today, a leader on the Democratic side gets up and makes fun of that 
vote. Mr. Speaker, that is deadly serious to agriculture across this 
country. I am ashamed of that tongue-in-cheek remark being made in this 
House.
  Where was the leader of this country? Raising money across the 
country in Illinois, in the West Coast, on the East Coast. Not here 
working to pass fast track. It is a disgrace for them to say this is a 
do-nothing Congress when it is they that are doing nothing.

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