Free trade deals are not an industrial policy. Unlike most industrial countries in the world, the United States is the only one that has no overall strategy for bringing back the 5 million manufacturing jobs that we've lost in the last…

I have a great idea. Let's pass the American Jobs Act. It cuts taxes, it invests in infrastructure, and most importantly, it helps small businesses be more competitive in the global economy. Economists of all political stripes tell us that…

My amendment before us today asks a simple question: Why should America shoulder new environmental risks to help power the economy of China? Many Members have come to the floor today to document the considerable ecological and public…

I would like to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush).

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, lines 18 through 23, amend paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Consultants employed by Canadian…

I join my friend from New Hampshire as one of the cosponsors of this amendment, and I urge House passage. Let me say at the outset that this is a terrible bill. This is the first time I have come to the House floor to speak on it. It goes…

In the 5 years leading up to the economic collapse in 2008, 67 percent of the new wealth that was created in this Nation accumulated in the hands of the richest 1 percent. They now control about two-fifths of all the money in this Nation…

Thank you, Madam Chair. Since 2003, the Defense Department reports that it has spent approximately $1.3 billion to buy non-combat vehicles from foreign vehicle manufacturers. Now you may ask, why is that? We have a law on the books that's…

Just to quickly point out that is a pretty bread-and-butter, vanilla restriction on funding, as I understand one of the objections is that this would change the duties of contracting officers who now don't apply the Buy America law. In…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I thank the ranking member. I rise today in support of House Resolution 268 that affirms the United States' support for a negotiated solution to the Israel- Palestinian conflict. Setting preconditions on negotiations is just an excuse to…

I want to tell you about a young woman, a young woman named Sarah. She actually lives in a shoreline community in Connecticut in Representative DeLauro's district. She has got four kids. She was playing by the rules, did everything that we…