Honorable Dennis Kucinich
United States Representative, Ohio, Democrat
Representative Kucinich, of the Tenth District of Ohio, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He serves on the Education and the Workforce Committee and the Committee on Government Reform. The following is excerpted from the November 13, 2006, House floor debate on H.R. 5602, extending permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam. Opposing permanent normalized trade relations [PNTR] for Vietnam is inthe interest of the Vietnamese and the American people. As you know, Vietnam has been subject to a trade agreementwith the United Statessince 2001. How has it gone? If you care about Vietnam,then you should…