[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           TRADE POLICY TOWARD THE COMMUNIST REGIME IN CHINA

  (Mr. ROHRABACHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, in a few brief minutes this House will 
consider the issue of what trade policy we shall have towards the 
Communist regime in China.

                              {time}  1030

  It is a bipartisan issue. It is an issue in which there are some 
Republicans on one side and some Republicans on the other; some 
Democrats on one side, some Democrats on the other.
  I would ask the American people to pay close attention to the debate 
that we will have on this issue. This debate will determine whether or 
not this country is remaining true to its principles as stated by our 
Founding Fathers; whether or not that is indeed our highest value, that 
freedom and democracy and human rights remain the highest value for the 
American people.
  Mr. Speaker, if we are not committed to those fundamental principles, 
we will lose in the end, because not only will we not prosper, but our 
country will be put in jeopardy, our national security will be 
compromised. This, perhaps, is one of the most important issues that we 
will discuss this year, and I would hope that the American people pay 
close attention to the upcoming debate.

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