| The Honorable Trent Lott |
|
The Honorable Thomas A. Daschle |
| Majority Leader |
|
Minority Leader |
| United States Senate |
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United States Senate |
| Room S-230, U.S. Capitol Building |
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Room S-221, U.S. Capitol Building |
| Washington, DC 20510 |
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Washington, DC 20510 |
Dear Majority
Leader Lott and Minority Leader Daschle:
We write to reiterate our
unequivocal support for passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China
(H.R. 4444), without amendment, before the August recess. This legislation,
which would fulfill U.S. obligations pursuant to the procedures related to
China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), is essential to the
growth of our industries and our continued leadership in global technology
markets. Moreover, passage of PNTR with China represents our best hope for
advancing the cause of economic and political reform in China.
We
appreciate that passage of PNTR poses difficult issues for some Members
concerned about other aspects of our relationship with China. But there is wide
agreement in the Senate that - on the merits - PNTR with China is the right
policy. It is time to move forward with implementation of that policy before the
issues are further clouded by election year politics.
We urge you to set
a date certain and ensure a vote on PNTR in the United States Senate before the
August recess.
Sincerely,
(signed)
William T.
Archey
President & CEO
American Electronics Association
(AEA)
(signed)
Kenneth Kay
Executive Director
Computer Systems
Policy Project (CSPP)
(signed)
Gary
Shapiro
President
Consumer Electronic Association
(CEA)
(signed)
Dave McCurdy
President
Electronic Industries
Alliance (EIA)
(signed)
Mark Heesen
President
National Venture
Capital Association (NVCA)
(signed)
George
Scalise
President
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
Ken
Wasch
President
Software and Information Industry Association
(SIIA)
(signed)
Daryl Hatano
Chairman of the Executive
Committee
United States Information Technology Office
(USITO)
(signed)
Robert Holleyman
President & CEO
Business
Software Alliance (BSA)
(signed)
John A. Venator
President
Computing Technology Industry
Association
(CompTIA)
(signed)
Rhett Dawson
President
Information Technology
Industry
Council (ITI)
(signed)
Stanley T.
Myers
President
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials
International
(SEMI)
(signed)
Matthew J.
Flanigan
President
Telecommunications
Industry Association
(TIA)
(signed)
Jim Whittaker
Chairman
U.S. High-Tech Coalition
on China
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Last Updated: 9-Jun-00
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