Mike Levin: “I hope that is not the precedent for putting bills on suspension, especially bills of major import. This relates to the…”

“I hope that is not the precedent for putting bills on suspension, especially bills of major import. This relates to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the Bureau of Customs Enforcement of the Department, and customs enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, the office of USTR and for ITC. So we did, I think, clearly say to the majority we did not want this bill on suspension, and it was placed on suspension anyway. I do not think that is a bipartisan way to proceed, and there has been use of much of the term 'bipartisanship' here today, and I want to make it clear the test is not in rhetoric but in actual performance. And let me just say a word to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas), and I want to repeat this because I hope USTR gets the message about enforcement. I think maybe so, but maybe not; but as I said in my remarks, if they gave a dollar to the Office of Monitoring and Enforcement and the rest to General Counsel, I think it will meet the terms of this provision. And the reason we have raised it is not to be picky or not to fly-speck, but because the issue of enforcement of our trade laws is a vital one.”