Speech #930162466

As reported. this title establishes congressional guidelines for handling our tariff and trade relations with state trading nations. most of which do not participate in international organizations of trade cooperation such as the QATT. Title IV provides congressional guidance to the President that is needed unless Congress is to continue to have no say in these matters. As I indicated previously. the administration had to be aware that the issue of the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the Soviet Union had to be linked to the issue of freedom of emigration by the introduction of the MillsVanik amendment on freedom of emigration and EastWest trade and sponsored by over 280 Members of this House. I would add that the Presidents letter to the 9peaker of last week is the first and only formal request this House has received to drop title IV from the bill. It is requested that we delay action on these provisions in order that they can be taken up at a later date.