[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 41 (Wednesday, April 5, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H1769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SUPPORT PASSAGE OF PNTR FOR CHINA

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of granting 
Permanent Normal Trade Relations to China, so-called PNTR.
  Some would have us believe that, by supporting China's session to the 
WTO, and by granting China PNTR, we will be sending jobs overseas. This 
is simply not true.
  On the contrary, granting China PNTR will allow us to take full 
advantage of the bilateral agreement signed last November and 
drastically reduce the Chinese barriers to trade. As a result of 
increased opportunities to export, American businesses can only expand, 
creating new jobs of every kind, from unionized jobs to export control 
jobs.
  With expanded exports, companies will grow, making them able to offer 
greater benefits to existing workers, not get rid of them.
  I urge my colleagues to support PNTR for China on behalf of American 
workers, farmers, and businesses.

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