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NEWS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chairman Crane’s Statement on Administration’s Transmittal to Congress of the U.S. - Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Phil Crane (R-IL) today issued the following statement in response to President Bush’s transmittal of the U.S. - Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement for Congressional approval. "I am delighted that President Bush has transmitted the U.S. - Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement to Congress for approval. This action sends a powerful signal to Vietnam that the United States is prepared to engage and gives invaluable support to reform-minded leaders within Vietnam’s government," Chairman Crane said. "The BTA is a bipartisan document that embodies years of cooperation by Republicans and Democrats in the Administration and Congress, and its submission starts the clock on the Jackson-Vanik process," added Crane. |