Mike Levin

It ain't bragging if it's true, and since we began our efforts in 2005, our crime rate is down 24 percent.

We should stop doing that.

All Americans pay into SSDI--I want to emphasize that--so that one accident or one diagnosis doesn't mean a lifetime of poverty.

I now yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel), who was an inspiration for AGOA and a major author. (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

It is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California), a very active member of our committee.

It is now my privilege to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind), another distinguished member of our committee.

It is now my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), a member of our committee.

It is now my real pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), our leader. {time} 1300

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), a member of our committee.

I take special pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell).

I have the honor of yielding 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez).

It is now my pleasure to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis), a member of our committee, the most distinguished Member from Georgia--or I should say the very distinguished Member.

This rule covers three bills. It covers TAA and TPA. I asked Rules to place in order a substitute bill on TPA that would have helped a full discussion of this vital issue affecting 40 percent of global GDP. Under the rule before us, if a…

It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), a distinguished member of our committee.

I say to the gentleman from Ohio, I favor 179, not doing it piecemeal unpaid for this way. By the way, this is not the worst job recovery. There has been an increase in jobs in the last month, month after month. The problem is it hasn't…

I now yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), another distinguished member of our committee.

It is now my real pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California, Nancy Pelosi, our distinguished leader.

It is now my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), our distinguished whip, who is going to supply, if the gentleman will wait here, for a very clear answer.

We may have one additional speaker who is not here yet, so I reserve the balance of my time.

It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley), a member of our committee and also the vice chair of our Caucus.

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), another distinguished member of our committee.

It is a real pleasure to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), the ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. {time} 1500

It is now my pleasure to yield as much time as she shall consume to the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Gabbard), someone who has served this Nation and now serves all of the people of Hawaii and I think, once again, all the people of this…

It is an objection which I join. I understand she wishes to respond for 1 minute. I have no objection, as long as we can really do it in 1 minute because I would like to close the debate prior to the vote on cloture. My friend from…

I would like to thank both Senator Reed and Chairman Johnson for working with our committee to include the HAVEN Act within the bill we are considering today. ____________________