Honorable Robert Aderholt
United States Representative, Alabama, Republican
Representative Aderholt was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1996. He serves on the House Appropriations and Budget committees. The following is excerpted from a June 2, 2009, statement by Representative Aderholt before a hearing of the U.S. International Trade Commission on the matter of "Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From China."The United States has been the world’s leading proponent of the idea that trade should be as free as possible. Yet free trade is possible only if everyone observes the rules governing it. When other countries do not follow these rules, the effects…