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By a surprisingly wide margin, 237 to 197, lawmakers voted to give Beijing permanent normal trading privileges after months of fierce lobbying that pitted business against organized labor. A larger-than-expected Republican majority delivered President Clinton's top remaining legislative priority: three out of four Republicans voted in favor; two out of three Democrats voted against.
Both chambers were republican majority.
THE CHINA TRADE VOTE: A CLINTON TRIUMPH; HOUSE, IN 237-197 VOTE, APPROVES NORMAL TRADE RIGHTS FOR CHINA (Published 2000)
House, in stunning victory for Clinton administration and corporate America, approves bill to grant China permanent normal trading privileges, 237-197, by surprisingly wide margin; vote follows months of fierce lobbying that pitted business against organized labor; three out of four Republicans...
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Both chambers were republican majority.