Clearly, it is in our interest to have a growing economy. It is necessary, if we are going to see growth going back to 3.5 or 4 percent, to open up these markets for American producers, American manufacturers.

we have to get this right because this is going to be the standard.

I am concerned about our position with Cuba. We are losing market share, agricultural market share with Cuba.

I do believe getting trade promotion authority passed was a vital step, a catalyst to having a real coherent foreign economic policy for our country.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), a very important member of the House Ways and Means Committee and someone who has extensive private sector experience.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I appreciate the gentleman's passion and intellect, and we have had many conversations. We do agree that we have to fix our deplorable infrastructure, and he and I have worked on some…

I thank my colleague and friend on the Ways and Means Committee, Mrs. Black, for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Con. Res. 89, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental…

Mr. Speaker, as I have no further requests for time, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year, the Obama administration, in its budget proposal, proposed a $10.25 tax on each barrel of oil. This will severely harm America's already struggling…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on H. Con. Res. 112, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore…

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 767, I call up the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 112) expressing the sense of Congress opposing the President's proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil, and ask for its immediate…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute to respond to something before I yield to my colleague. Let me just say that I appreciate the gentleman's passion for transportation infrastructure. I share it. We have had many conversations. But he…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman yielding, and I appreciate him bringing this up. Mr. Speaker, I really regret the fact that this has devolved into a big partisan debate or a big partisan discussion. Everyone in this Chamber…

The Heritage Foundation looked at this and said that this kind of carbon tax would actually increase the cost of everything that families buy by over $1,400 per family. Families are going to pay $1,400 more every year for the cost of a…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Tennessee for yielding. I am proud to bring forward this legislation, Mr. Speaker, that expresses the strong sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment makes it clear: as affirmed by the Supreme Court today and mentioned by the committee chairman, Puerto Rico is different from a State, and the Supreme Court affirmed that today. It is not a State. It is a…

Mr. Chairman, I first want to thank Chairman Bishop, Ranking Member Grijalva, Congressmen Labrador, Duffy, and Pierluisi, and many others who worked tirelessly on this legislation. Mr. Chairman, the island of Puerto Rico with a population…

Thank you, Senator Inhofe, for those important clarifications to preemption and for another question that is very important to clarify in order to capture the full conngressional intent of the bills preemption section. This Act is intended…