A3 'Fast Track' Debate Begins President Clinton began a campaign to win renewal of his "fast-track authority" in negotiating trade deals with other countries.
Threat on Trade Status President Clinton has warned that China must make substantial progress on human rights if it expects to win renewal of its preferential trade status in June.
But he decided to go ahead because he felt it was absolutely necessary for him to deliver a clear, unambiguous message in person to the Chinese about what they had to do to win renewal of their trade benefits.
"Have you won renewal, Tomis?"
Last year, she won renewal of the Administration's authority to negotiate trade pacts and submit them to Congress for quick votes, no amendments allowed.
Mr. Chen was released on medical parole once before, in 1994, as China tried to win renewal of its favorable trade status with the United States.
In 1997, Mr. Silver held up the budget to win renewal of rent control laws, producing another record: Aug. 4, 126 days late, by far the tardiest any state has been since the Depression, if not longer.
The city is confident that it will win renewal.
Last fall, for example, the health care unit failed to win renewal of a nearly $4 billion contract with the American Association of Retired Persons.
President Clinton began a campaign today to win Congressional renewal of normal trading status for China, in an annual exercise that threatens to be more contentious than ever this year.