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“CHINA MFN MEANS DEATH OF AMERICAN JOBS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6634 on June 20, 1996.
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CHINA MFN MEANS DEATH OF AMERICAN JOBS
(Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Members of this body will soon be asked to vote on most-favored-nation trading status for China.
Mr. Speaker, this softball, this Barbie doll, and this figurine from
``Beauty and the Beast,'' are all manufactured in China with cheap labor, maybe by prison labor, maybe by child labor. Children in China making ``Beauty and the Beast'' figurines, children in China making Barbie dolls for children in America, 12-year-olds in China making softballs for 12-year-olds in America.
China has run up a huge trade surplus with the United States. By the U.S. Commerce Department's own calculation, that surplus will cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs. This deficit is growing every month and soon will exceed Japan's. The result is the death of American jobs. Hardship for American families, distress in American communities.
Mr. Speaker, China does not play by the rules. Children in China making softballs and Barbie dolls for children in America. Kill MFN.
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