Rod Blum: “Most importantly, these new technologies provide the gateway and opportunity for economic growth and job creation…”

I would like to make the gentleman from Virginia aware that I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close. I enjoy my colleague from Virginia's rather dry sense of wit and humor. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

We do not need tariffs to compete. We need just the opposite. We need to engage in more free trade agreements.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. __. CEDAR RIVER, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. The Secretary shall…

Get off my back with excessive regulations so I am not spending time and money on that.