[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28195]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              ILLEGAL SUBSIDIES IN THE TANKER COMPETITION

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, in September, the World Trade Organization 
confirmed that the European Union doled out billions in illegal 
subsidies to prop up the development of large aircraft. Those subsidies 
forced companies here in the United States to close their doors and 
sent Kansans to the unemployment lines.
  Rather than continuing to ignore the WTO ruling, it's time for the 
Department of Defense to do the right thing, to take into consideration 
the WTO ruling as they finalize the tanker competition. At a time when 
the American people are struggling, this decision has the potential to 
create jobs and help our Nation's economy. The Department of Defense 
must base its decision on a fair and level playing field.
  I am proud to stand with a bipartisan, bicameral group fighting for 
American workers and fighting for the American tanker.
  I urge all of my colleagues to join us in this fight.

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