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The following discussion we have just had on the floor is certainly enlightening and interesting. There is much that I think is significant to what has been said by the gentleman from California. However, Mr. Speaker, if you would forgive…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to claim time in opposition to the point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 10 minutes.
Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment to the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the resolution add the following new section: Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other…
I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield myself the balance of the time. Mr. Speaker, let me close by making a couple of points here. First, I would urge everybody, Democrats and Republicans, to support the…
It is hard for me to understand why the big fight over these three trade agreements.
The American people and our allies, I do not think they can wait any longer.
Today is the last of three hearings on our pending trade agreements.
Failure to submit these agreements is tantamount to a failure in leadership.
the deficit and our Nation's debt pose a fundamental risk to American prosperity and our future.
we have a spending problem, although we may disagree on the solution.
all programs and all spending, it seems to me, have to be examined carefully to protect the taxpayers.
If we do not act, other nations will take these markets away from us.
I do not see anybody going to be hurt. I think we only benefit from these trade agreements.
should be a subject of examination and restraint of growth and cuts if necessary, just like everything else has to be?
We are going to lose a heck of a lot of jobs if these agreements do not go through.
What I am having trouble with is stopping these three trade agreements when you know that it is not going to pass.
I am going to do everything I can to get them passed.
Which American workers? Exactly which workers is Ambassador Kirk talking about?