[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 106 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               UNITED STATES TRADE RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT ACT

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                               speech of

                           HON. EARL POMEROY

                            of north dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 2005

  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say that I will be voting 
against H.R. 3283.
  While I too am concerned about China's compliance with its trade 
commitments and the surge of Chinese imports into the United States, 
the legislation being considered today is unfortunately a false promise 
to address those concerns instead of real action that will become law 
and bring China to the table to correct these problems. In particular, 
the bill does nothing to address currency manipulation.
  I remain strongly supportive of strengthening our trade laws and 
enforcing the laws we currently have on the books. In particular, I 
have been supportive of taking action to require cash deposits from new 
shippers of goods in anti-dumping cases to avoid defaults. This 
provision affects several domestic industries, and it is certainly 
important to honey producers in North Dakota and the nation. I hope 
this provision is passed as a stand-alone bill or included in 
legislation in the near future that addresses the compliance issues 
with our trading partners in a meaningful way.

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