{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgE21", "1994-12-20", 103, 2, null, null, "URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "FRONTMATTER", "E", "E", "[{\"name\": \"Tim Roemer\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"103\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5110\"}, {\"congress\": \"103\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5510\"}]", "140 Cong. Rec. E", "Congressional Record, Volume 140 Issue 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[Congressional Record: December 20, 1994]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]\n\n                      URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT\n\n                                 ______\n\n                               speech of\n\n                            HON. TIM ROEMER\n\n                               of indiana\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994\n\n       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of\n     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 5110) to\n     approve and implement the trade agreements concluded in the\n     Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations:\n\n  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express my support for H.R.\n5110, which will implement the agreements reached during the Uruguay\nround negotiations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and trade\n[GATT]. In my home district, there are diverse industries--aerospace\ncomponents, pharmaceuticals, construction equipment, steel, and\nagricultural products--and all of these producers will benefit from the\nprovisions included in H.R. 5510.\n  For example, the AlliedSignal Aerospace, which manufactures carbon\nbrakes and landing gear for commercial aircraft, will see great boosts\nin its potential to enter foreign markets. By providing better\nprotection against unfair domestic subsidy practices by foreign\ngovernments, this new GATT agreement will allow domestic aerospace\nmanufacturers to expand their markets beyond the 29 percent of\nproduction that is currently exported.\n  The Third District of Indiana is a leading producer of\npharmaceuticals. Miles Laboratories, which employs nearly 3,000 workers\nin North Central Indiana, expects to see great gains resulting form the\nimplementation of the Uruguay round. GATT will not only significantly\nlower chemical tariffs but it will also improve intellectual property\nprotection provisions, an important tool to research intensive\nbusinesses like Miles.\n  GATT will be extremely beneficial to U.S. steelmakers, once again the\nworld's leader's in steel production, by eliminating steel tariffs\ncurrently imposed by key trading partners. Most importantly, the GATT\nimplementing legislation will ensure that U.S. laws against unfair\ntrade remain available and effective. This is an important tool for\ncompanies like IN Tek and IN Kote, which are subsidiaries of Inland\nSteel that manufacture galvanized Steel in Indiana's Third District.\n  One of the greatest benefits of GATT is the advantages it will lend\nto agriculture. With the reduction of tariff barriers and the increase\nin the world's purchasing power for U.S. commodities, Indiana farmers\nwill see a significant increase in their export potential.\n  According to Purdue University economists, ratification of GATT will\nbring tremendous gains to Indiana farmers. Estimates suggest gains to\nIndiana agriculture of $1.05 billion after full implementation of GATT.\nFor corn and wheat producers, revenue should rise by nearly $750\nmillion. While I am concerned that some losses are expected for Indiana\ndairy producers due to the liberalization of import quotas to the U.S.,\nI am pleased that implementing legislation extends authorization for\nthe Dairy Export Incentive Program through 2001.\n  I strongly support H.R. 5110, and urge my colleagues to adopt the\nGATT implementing legislation. This agreement will bring much-needed\nreforms to international trading practices and will further open\nforeign markets to U.S. goods, particularly those products produced in\nmy home State of Indiana.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgE21"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 73.38997593615204, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}