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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY SIEVERS, VAN FOSSEN, ELGIN, DRAKE, 1 3 JENKINS, MILLAGE, METCALF, HANSEN, LARSON, 1 4 SIEGRIST, HEATON, GIPP, AND RANTS 1 5 A Concurrent Resolution urging the Iowa congressional 1 6 delegation to support and work to implement the 1 7 renewal of the trade promotion authority of the 1 8 President of the United States. 1 9 WHEREAS, since 1974, Presidents of the United 1 10 States used trade promotion authority, formerly known 1 11 as fast track authority, to negotiate trade agreements 1 12 that reduced barriers to American exports in foreign 1 13 markets; and 1 14 WHEREAS, the President of the United States has 1 15 been without trade promotion authority since 1994; and 1 16 WHEREAS, it is increasingly difficult for the 1 17 United States to actively participate in the 1 18 international trade arena; and 1 19 WHEREAS, of the current 130 multilateral trade 1 20 agreements in the world, most of which were signed 1 21 since 1990, the United States is party to only two, 1 22 the European Union is party to 27, and Mexico is party 1 23 to 28; and 1 24 WHEREAS, under trade promotion authority, trade 1 25 agreements are submitted to Congress for approval or 1 26 disapproval under rules barring committee or floor 1 27 amendments; and 1 28 WHEREAS, trade promotion authority does not give 1 29 the President of the United States a blank check to 1 30 negotiate trade agreements, nor does it undermine the 2 1 constitutional prerogatives of Congress; and 2 2 WHEREAS, if the President of the United States 2 3 cannot wield trade promotion authority, no country 2 4 will initiate serious trade negotiations with the 2 5 United States; and 2 6 WHEREAS, trade promotion authority guarantees that 2 7 trade accords negotiated in good faith with the 2 8 President of the United States will not be changed 2 9 later by Congress; and 2 10 WHEREAS, the free trade agreements achieved under 2 11 trade promotion authority have provided tangible 2 12 benefits for the American economy; and 2 13 WHEREAS, trade is vitally important to Iowa's 2 14 agricultural economy and Iowa family farmers as Iowa 2 15 sold $3.2 billion of agricultural products to export 2 16 markets in 1999, about 30 percent of the total value 2 17 of Iowa's agricultural production; NOW THEREFORE, 2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 2 19 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa congressional 2 20 delegation is urged to support and work to implement 2 21 renewal of the trade promotion authority of the 2 22 President of the United States; and 2 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That official copies of 2 24 this Resolution be sent to the members of the Iowa 2 25 congressional delegation. 2 26 LSB 3740YH 79 2 27 tm/pj/5.1
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