U.S. TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW
COMMISSION

CONTENTS

October 29, 1999

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Commissioners Present

Table of Contents

Introduction

Panel 1: Labor and Trade

• John Sweeney



• Edward Montgomery



• Barbara Somson



• Question and Answer Session

Panel 2: Business Leaders

• Paul Wilhelm



• Richard Simmons



• Question and Answer Session

Panel 3: Impact on Trade on the Nation's Manufacturing Base

• Alan Tonelson



• Michael Knetter



• Question and Answer Session

Panel 4: Trade's Impact on the Economy

• Stephen Herzenberg



• Kate Bronfenbrenner



• Sabina Deitrick



• Carrie Leana



• Question and Answer Session

Panel 5: Trade and the Environment

• San Seligman



• Brent Blackwelder



• Scott Farrow



• Question and Answer Session

Public Comments

• Jack Shea



• Tom Croft



• Barney Oursler



• Phillip H. Smith



• Pat Carnevale



• Andy Bury



• Brian Lutes

Adjourned