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International Relations Committee Congressman Rob Portman March 4, 1998

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and members of the Committee for the opportunity to testify in support of H.R. 2870, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998, legislation I introduced with John Kasich and Lee Hamilton. I'd like to thank Chairman Ben Gilman for his early assistance with this legislation, his good ideas to improve it, and his willingness to move it through this committee.

The purpose of this legislation is to preserve and protect tropical forests worldwide on a sustained basis. This ...

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