[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H3183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      VOTE AGAINST PNTR FOR CHINA

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, if you were told that the Yankees scored 
six runs in a ball game, would you conclude the Yankees won? Of course 
not. You need to know how many runs the Yankees' opponent scored in the 
game to know if they won, especially if they played against our 
Cleveland team.
  Whether it is baseball or trade, people need to know the score. In 
this case, between the U.S. and China, the U.S. has a trade deficit 
with China of about $70 billion. So we are losing the game with China. 
The rising trade deficit is unlucky for the United States and our 
workers. But the bill number for PNTR for China is H.R. 4444, and four 
is a very unlucky number. Ask the Chinese. And the Chinese workers are 
unlucky already because some get only three cents an hour pay for their 
work.
  This bill is bad luck for the United States, and it is bad luck for 
China. Vote against PNTR.

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