Madam Speaker. the JacksonVanik amendment to the 1974 Trade Act focuses on using various U.S. trade inducements to pressure nonmarket countries to allow freedom of emigration. It is not supposed to be a total referendum on that nations internal policies. and it has nothing to do with MFN. and it has nothing to do with other human rights violations. other than the freedom to emigrate. That is what we are talking about today. The practical effect of this waiver simply allows U.S. exporters to operate more efficiently in Vietnam. Our exporters face an uneven playing field when trying to sell to Vietnam.
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