[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8120-8121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      VETERANS GROUPS OPPOSE PNTR

  (Mr. WOLF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, almost every day a new veterans group comes 
out against PNTR. The Military Order of the Purple Heart, chartered by 
Congress, said yesterday:
  ``Speaking as patriots and combat wounded veterans, we believe that 
granting PNTR status to China would relieve them from the current 
pressure caused by annual congressional review of their trade status.
  ``Today China represents the most dangerous of the emerging threats 
to U.S. national security.''
  It goes on to say, ``Many of America's combat wounded veterans 
sacrificed life and blood to repel Chinese aggression during the Korean 
conflict. Fifty years after that war, China remains an unabashedly 
communistic regime. It is time for China to change if she wishes to be 
a truly welcomed participant on the world's stage. It is also time for 
Congress and the administration to reflect upon the sacrifices of its

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combat wounded veterans and ensure that China will not once again 
become our enemy. In the view of the Military Order of the Purple 
Heart, this objective must be reached before PNTR status should be 
granted to China.''

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