[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    RENEW TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY

  (Mr. ISAKSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1-minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the benefits of 
H.R. 3005, a bill to renew America's Trade Promotion Authority and 
support our President's key role in trade.
  America is the world's most powerful economy. Even prior to September 
11, we were facing difficulties. Given our enormous presence in the 
world, America's leadership in trade is integral, not only to our 
economic recovery, but to the world's.
  H.R. 3005 is a bipartisan compromise that focuses on increasing the 
environmental and labor dimension of U.S. trade policy, increasing the 
rights of workers and protection of the environment, and opening trade 
markets abroad for the health of our own economy.
  Now is an important time for America to be a model for the rest of 
the world. TPA is necessary to help guide us through these difficult 
times, both at home and abroad.
  America has come to represent stability in this uncertain world. Let 
us pass H.R. 3005 and provide trade opportunities to build our global 
economy.

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