It is currently set at one year from the date of the alleged violation. He also asked that the FCC be given authority to award punitive damages, attorneys fees and costs in formal complaint cases filed under 208 . President George Bush gave a speech to the Council of the Americas at the State Department in Washington DC in which he made the case for free trade. We're the world's most efficient food producer, and the world's leading source of information and entertainment. For our farmers and our inventors, for our artists and for ordinary savers, open trade pays off in the form of higher incomes and higher returns.
Trade creates jobs for the unemployed.
When we negotiate for open markets, we are providing new hope for the world's poor. And when we promote open trade, we are promoting political freedom. Societies that open to commerce across their borders will open to democracy within their borders, not always immediately, and not always smoothly, but in good time. Secretary of State Colin Powell also gave a speech to the Council of the Americas. But we can't deny youngsters the opportunity to learn, to have the world come into their world, have their lives changed by this power.