Y=Yes N=No X=Not Voting
VIETNAM TRADE: Voting 228 for and 161 against, the House on Nov.
13 failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to pass a bill
(HR 5602) establishing permanent, normal U.S. trade with Vietnam.
The bill would repeal "Jackson-Vanik" trade sanctions now imposed
on the Communist state over its human rights practices, and thus
would qualify it for the World Trade Organization. The bill
needed a supermajority for passage because it was debated under
shortcut procedures. Republican leaders said they might seek
another vote in December under normal rules.
| District | House Member | Party | Home Town | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Brady | D | Philadelphia | N |
| 2 | Chaka Fattah | D | Philadelphia | N |
| 3 | Phil English | R | Erie | Y |
| 4 | Melissa Hart | R | Bradford Woods | Y |
| 5 | John Peterson | R | Pleasantville | Y |
| 6 | Jim Gerlach | R | Downington | N |
| 7 | Curt Weldon | R | Aston | Y |
| 8 | Mike Fitzpatrick | R | Levittown | N |
| 9 | Bill Shuster | R | Holidaysburg | Y |
| 10 | Donald Sherwood | R | Tunkhannock | N |
| 11 | Paul Kanjorski | D | Nanticoke | N |
| 12 | John Murtha | D | Johnstown | X |
| 13 | Allyson Schwartz | D | Jenkintown | Y |
| 14 | Mike Doyle | D | Swissvale | N |
| 15 | Charlie Dent | R | Allentown | N |
| 16 | Joseph Pitts | R | Kennett Square | N |
| 17 | Tim Holden | D | St. Clair | N |
| 18 | Tim Murphy | R | Pittsburgh | N |
| 19 | Todd Platts | R | York | Y |
Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz., said the bill "will promote additional
democratic reforms in Vietnam" and "shows us that Vietnam's best
interests can align with the interests of this country as well,
and this is what free trade is all about."
Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., said the bill would "reward the thugs
in Hanoi for what they did and continue to do to their own people
and to the relatives of our veterans who have never returned.
Have we completely lost our moral compass?"
A yes vote was to pass the bill.
