[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 21889-21890]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            PRO-TRADE AGENDA

  (Mr. REICHERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, we must continue to open markets to 
encourage American companies to innovate and compete with our global 
counterparts. This grows our economy and creates jobs.

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  I am proud to represent a district in Washington State that 
integrates our Nation's leading technology innovators with a vibrant 
and highly productive small business community. Opening new global 
markets gives them the incentives to improve their products, produce 
more goods, and employ more American workers.
  I have seen these jobs created in Washington State firsthand, with 
trade accounting for one of every three jobs in the State of 
Washington. Free trade agreements with Peru, Colombia, Panama and South 
Korea are currently pending before Congress. We cannot allow these 
important agreements to languish in committee.
  I urge my colleagues in the majority to stop the delays, pass these 
free trade agreements and renew trade promotion authority. Let's 
advance the trade measures needed to grow our economy, create jobs and 
improve our relations with global partners.

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