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




                     PASS U.S-KOREA TRADE AGREEMENT

  (Mr. BRADY of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, if we want good jobs for our 
families, it is no longer enough to buy American; we have to sell 
American, sell our products and services throughout the world. The good 
news is that, since January, what we are selling overseas is growing 
faster than what America is buying from overseas.
  The way to sustain that positive trend is to keep finding new 
customers like Peru and Panama, Colombia and South Korea. If we are 
serious about creating better jobs, Congress should pass the U.S.-Korea 
free trade agreement this year. Korea is one of the top ten economies 
in the world. They are our seventh largest customer, and an even bigger 
customer for America's agricultural community.
  This agreement will give us access to nearly 50 million new customers 
and open the door to competing better in the entire Asian market, 
including against China. This agreement will lower border taxes and 
barriers to America's manufacturers, technology, insurance and 
financial services companies, our farmers and ranchers.
  This fall, Congress needs to spend less time settling old political 
scores and more time opening up markets for good old American products 
in Korea.

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