Mr. Speaker. this debate is about normal trade status with Romania. We are not providing any favorable benefits to Romania from this action. It simply authorizes the President to determine when the United States should treat Romania on equal trade terms with all other nations. The mostfavorednation law was written to deal with freedom of emigration from East bloc Communist nations. These governments do not even exist anymore. Its time to update our trade legislation to reflect the realities of the times. In fact. I wish we were here today granting permanent MFN or normal trade status with all other former East bloc countries still on the list.
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