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- 26 - find organized groups in Congress, a lesser degree in the Executive Branch, with a willingness to be receptive to their point of view. Those who support a liberal trade order rely first and foremost on the tradition of Congressional and Executive branch communication and cooperation to limit protectionist tendencies.
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- 27 - When faced with the possibility of adverse policies by either the President or Congress, these major corporations can in short order orchestrate a major campaign to defend their interests. When President Reagan proposed a reduction in the Export-Import Bank funding, he was over-ridden by Congress.
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-~ 28 - and committee staffs. It is probable that not more than twenty Congressional staff were intimately involved in drafting the legislation to implement the Tokyo Round.
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- 29 - wants the business oriented Department of Commerce to make certain determinations under the FCPA rather than Department of Justice. But on numerous occasions, Congress felt it was engaging in a dialogue of the deaf with the Executive Branch.
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- 30 - form to those in high leadership positions. Congressional speed in enacting the 1981 Economic Recovery Act was greatly facilitated by the overlapping events in Congress and in the Executive Branch prior to 1980 advocating supply side economics.
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- 32 - of expanding the opportunities of export trading companies. Similarly, public officials still speak of foreign leadership in "robotics" when the warning signal was sounded several years ago.
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- 33 - The ITC's study is a public version of a confidential study. It is the most comprehensive economic and technical analysis of a high technology industry confronted with increasing foreign competition prepared by an agency of the U.S.
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- 34 - R&D - particularly with reference to the United Kingdom which devoted a very high percentage of GNP to R&D but has a poor record of economic accomplishment. It is nevertheless, one of the few sources to collect and organize a vast array of data on trade, productivity, R&D, and industrial innovation issues.
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- 35 - basic summaries of government and business views regarding U.S. trade policy.
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- 36 - These hearings reflect how a small number of Members of Congress can compel the examination of an issue. These hearings reviewed R&D and industrial innovation, productivity growth, technology and international competitiveness, and specific government policies regarding tax, regulatory and antitrust policies.
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