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Transcript: AFRICA TRADE BILL HEADS FOR THE HOUSE FLOOR TOMORROW ROYCE, OTHER LEADERS CALL FOR QUICK PASSAGE IN HOUSE AND SENATE
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- July 14, 1999
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 14, 1999
Africa Trade Bill Heads for the House Floor Tomorrow Royce, other
leaders
call for quick passage in House and Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Subcommittee on Africa Chairman Ed Royce
said
Thursday that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (H.R. 434) is
on its
way to the House floor for consideration Friday. Royce, who will manage
the legislation on the floor, was joined by other leaders in the fight
for trade with Africa at a morning news conference. They all expressed
the importance of passing the bill quickly through the House and Senate
so the President can sign it into law.
The bill, sponsored by Royce and a host of bipartisan ...