House OKs Textile Import Cuts
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Unfazed by a threat of a presidential veto, the House voted today to sharply cut textile and apparel imports that supporters argue “have stolen our jobs.”
“This is the last gasp of this industry--don’t say you weren’t told,” declared Rep. Ed Jenkins (D-Ga.) in an emotional appeal to the House before it approved the measure 262-159 and sent it to the Senate.
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