[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 21827-21828]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, leadership is only proven through 
action. And time after time in its history, the United States has 
proven itself a leader. But as we lead the world in an effort to 
eradicate terrorism, we risk advocating our position of leadership in 
an area that is just as vital to

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America's well-being: international trade. Or spelled another way: 
jobs.
  National security and economic security are not mutually exclusively. 
With more than 130 preferential trade agreements in the world today, 
shockingly, shockingly, the United States is a party to only three.
  This disparity has real consequences for us at home. American 
workers, manufacturers, and producers are losing markets for their 
products and income for their families. For their sake, we must take 
action to turn this around.
  Fortunately, Congress does have a chance to pick up the mantle of 
leadership once again by passing trade promotion authority. I urge all 
my colleagues to join me in supporting America's leadership role in the 
world by supporting TPA.

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