[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. ANN M. KUSTER

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 11, 2015

  Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to clarify my position for a vote 
cast on December 11, 2015 on passage of H.R. 2250 and the Conference 
Report to Accompany H.R. 664, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement 
Act of 2015.
  On Roll Call Vote Number 693, I did not vote. It was my intention to 
vote ``No.''
  While I believe H.R. 644 makes some meaningful steps toward 
combatting unfair trade practices, negative provisions in the bill 
related to climate protection, and a lack of strong currency provisions 
make me unable to support the legislation. The conference report strips 
language that was included in the Senate-passed version of H.R. 644 
that would have allowed for the application of countervailing duties to 
address currency manipulation.

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