[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            VOTE NO ON PNTR

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, every year for the last 30 years we have 
granted China most-favored-nation status. The presidencies of Reagan, 
Bush and Clinton have all stated that most-favored-nation status will 
open China to freedom and democracy. Let us look at the scorecard a 
little bit regarding this strategy.
  We gave most-favored-nation status and they continue their policy of 
population planning with forced abortion. We gave most-favored-nation 
status and they continue not to tolerate any dissent of any kind. The 
imprisonments, the torture and the killings go on. We gave most-
favored-nation status and they continue to try to stamp out religion 
that is not state-supported religion. We gave most-favored-nation 
status and they made plans to invade Taiwan. We gave most-favored-
nation status to them and they have the biggest buildup of nuclear 
missile development of any country on the face of the earth. We gave 
most-favored-nation status and they continue to occupy Tibet. We gave 
most-favored-nation status and they pour money into American elections.
  Are we nuts? Can we not learn? America sometimes has the reputation 
of being willing to do anything for a buck. On this vote, we are set to 
prove that that is true.

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