[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15371]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              RUSSIA PNTR

  (Mrs. BLACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, last year, U.S. exports to Russia exceeded 
$11 billion. In my home State of Tennessee, companies such as 
International Paper, Cummins, and DuPont exported nearly $162 million 
in goods and services to Russia last year. We need to continue to build 
on our strong trade relations, and passing H.R. 6156, which will 
permanently normalize trade relations with Russia, will do just that.
  By joining the rest of the members of the World Trade Organization, 
we will put America on a level playing field with those already reaping 
the benefits from Russia's accession to the WTO last August. This will 
enable American companies to anywhere from double to triple their 
number of exports, which in turn will stimulate economic growth and job 
creation in America.
  I applaud the House for passing H.R. 6156, a commonsense jobs bill 
that won't cost taxpayers a dime, and I urge the Senate to follow our 
lead and pass this important legislation without delay.

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