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Representative Duncan L. Hunter (CA)

Current Office: U.S. Representative
Current District: 52
First Elected: 11/04/1980
Last Elected: 11/07/2006
Party: Republican

Committees:
Armed Services [House], Chair

Background Information Additional Information

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lynne
2 Sons: Duncan Duane, Sam.
Birth date: 05/31/1948
Birthplace: Riverside, CA
Home City: Alpine, CA
Religion: Baptist

Education:
JD, Western State University, 1976
BSL, Western State University, 1976
Attended, University of Montana, 1966-1967
Attended, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Professional Experience:
Lieutenent, United States Army, Vietnam, 1969-1971
Trial Lawyer.


Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1980-present.

Organizations:
Navy League.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Congressional Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus
Co Chair, Congressional Task Force on Bowhunting
House Co Chair, National Security Caucus
Republican Study Committee .

On the Issues

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Public Statements

Speaker: Representative Duncan L. Hunter (CA)
Title: Hunter Coauthors Legislation to Protect American Workers
Location: Washington, DC
Date: 01/31/2007

Hunter Coauthors Legislation to Protect American Workers

Today, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) joined Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) in reintroducing the Fair Currency Act. The legislation defines currency manipulation as an illegal trade subsidy and permits American workers and manufacturers to seek relief against imports into the United States from countries that regulate the value of their currency, including China.

"China is cheating on trade," said Congressman Hunter. "Through the artificial regulation of their currency, China is strengthening its manufacturing base and increasing America’s trade deficit at the expense of our manufacturers. This is unacceptable and needs to be corrected if American workers want to stay competitive."

While most currencies are set by daily trading and fluctuate considerably, the Chinese yuan has been pegged to the U.S. dollar for more than a decade. Despite a slight revaluation in 2005, the Chinese yuan remains undervalued by as much as 40%.

"In order to compete in the global market, our nation’s manufacturers must overcome a 40% advantage the Chinese government provides its manufacturers," added Hunter. "This practice, when coupled with other tariffs and trade penalties, creates an uneven playing field and a one-way street for trade. However, this one-way street heads right to China.

"This legislation will level the playing field for U.S. workers and reverse the one-way trade deals that are eroding our nation’s manufacturing base."

Specifically, the Fair Currency Act would:

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Define "exchange-rate manipulation" so that a foreign government’s underevaluation of its currency is considered a prohibited export subsidy;
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Set forth guidelines for the U.S. International Trade Commission to follow in determining whether currency manipulation has occurred and its impact on U.S. industry.

The Fair Currency Act, which collected 178 cosponsors in the 109th Congress (H.R. 1498), awaits consideration by the House Ways and Means Committee.

United States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 1st Session...

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The field narrows. Duncan Hunter has dropped out.