[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 5, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H8847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PASS TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise in strong support of the 
bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority that this House will take up 
tomorrow. Just like a labor union designates one person to negotiate 
its contract with management, America needs one voice empowered to put 
our interest first at the world trade negotiating table.
  As my colleague from Georgia just expressed so well, Trade Promotion 
Authority is in the interest of small business. Ninety percent of 
exports come from companies with less than 500 employees. For every $1 
billion in increased exports, we create 20,000 new jobs that pay an 
average of 17 percent more than the domestic economy.
  Mr. Speaker, the only question for my colleagues is simply this: Do 
Members trust this President to put America's interests first at the 
trade negotiating table? I say proudly, along with some 80 percent of 
the American people, I trust this President. President Bush deserves a 
vote of confidence from this House. He deserves Trade Promotion 
Authority, and I urge a ``yes'' vote tomorrow.

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