Doug Bereuter

Mr. Chairman, I will say to the gentlewoman that during the debate on the rule, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) and I had a discussion about the gentlewoman's amendment. The only concern we have had about the gentlewoman's…

Mr. Chairman, I very much appreciate the bipartisan opposition to the Sanders amendment as voiced, for example, by the senior Democrat on the Committee on Financial Services. We can all agree on a few things. We can all agree that we hate…

The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, of course, supports the legislation, and that is very current. The Sanders amendment is really contrary to the rest of U.S. trade policy which seeks to open foreign markets…

Mr. Chairman, I certainly share the gentleman from Vermont's desire to enhance jobs within the United States, and there are so many issues and areas where we are aligned in that effort. We are aligned in that effort in the areas of housing…

the changes in the manager's amendment are to the Tied Aid War Chest section of the legislation and are the result of negotiations with the administration. As a way of background, this legislation would make important clarifications in the…

certainly I am not enthused about it, but to the extent that GE can keep jobs here because of export, those are jobs that are left in New York State.

Actually, I think it is quite appropriate. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act does regulate the practices of American businesses doing business abroad. It requires them to keep accurate books, records and accounts. It requires issuers to…

In fact, the legislation that we will take up tomorrow will be requiring an increase of Ex-Im Bank funds for small business--a requirement of not less than 20%. Already, 86 percent of the transactions of the Export-Import Bank do involve…

this Member continues his strong opposition to the total elimination of the estate tax on the super-rich. The reasons for this opposition to this terrible idea have been publicly explained on numerous occasions, including statements in the…

I must hedge my answer. As I told the gentleman, I am not at all reluctant to have that issue voted on, as the gentleman suggested, and as we had originally described it. I am concerned about a wide-open rule. So perhaps the gentleman, if…

Mr. Speaker, as I conclude our debate here today, I want to thank my colleagues on the committee and subcommittee for their support in attempting to craft important reauthorization legislation that makes some reforms that I think are…

this Member rises in strong opposition to specific portions of H.R. 1885, the 245(i) Extension Act. As you know, a House amendment to H.R. 1885 added the text of H.R. 3525, the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, that the…