As we deal with income inequality, this is also one of the potential solutions, by embracing trade policy, opening marke...
Our negotiators need to maximize their leverage in these negotiations.
I think it was Mr. Blumenauer who was making the point about the gas tax and the need for investment in roads.
I think we should on a forward-looking basis before it gets to a situation where there is a lot of rhetoric and confront...
I think we should go back to because what you get is--if you are considering the distortions and the disincentives...
To threaten government shutdowns and generate this uncertainty for everyone... is not helpful.
If you grant TPA, you get the fast track, you are not going to be engaged in that discussion.
Don't do it.
I agree with you completely on the strategic role of trade. I think that is the right framework.
The gentleman's time has expired.
Engage with TPP, not with the TPA, not at this stage. You don't need the TPA. Engage with the TPP.
I think this is the important point about TPP, which is really, as I understand it, an issue before this committee.
I worry about the uncertainty of the dynamic scoring model on the tax proposals.
It is about growth. It is about human capital. It is about people.
As you may know, the program is projected to become insolvent in 2016.
This is why the Dodd-Frank reforms are so important, and I urge you not to lose track of that part of the big picture.
So imports are absolutely very important, Mr. Levin. They destroy jobs.
Medicaid for children is a very sensible investment in the long-term future growth of the country and in its fiscal sust...
