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   (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

   Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, if you were told that the Yankees scored six runs in a ball game, would you conclude the Yankees won? Of course not. You need to know how many runs the Yankees' opponent scored in the game to know if they won, especially if they played against our Cleveland team.

   Whether it is baseball or trade, people need to know the score. In this case, between the U.S. and China, the U.S. has a trade deficit with China of about $70 billion. So we are losing the game with China. The rising trade deficit is unlucky for the United States and our workers. But the bill number for PNTR for China is H.R. 4444, and four is a very unlucky number. Ask the Chinese. And the Chinese workers are unlucky already because some get only three cents an hour pay for their work.

   This bill is bad luck for the United States, and it is bad luck for China. Vote against PNTR.

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