Thank you. At this time I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones).

I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. I rise to voice my strong opposition to this trade agenda with South Korea. Like the two other NAFTA-style trade agreements before us, we know this deal will…

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). Mr. DeFAZIO. My friend who preceded me talked about the reduction in tariff exports. Well, guess what? That will be blown away if they manipulate their currency, and Korea is…

On the House floor today, we are considering three trade agreements: the FTA with Korea, which manipulates its currency; the FTA with Colombia, the labor unionist murder capital of the world; and the FTA with Panama, which has one of the…

I yield myself the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maine is recognized for up to 6 minutes.

I now would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). Mr. DeFAZIO. The United States of America has failed trade policies. They are unlike any other in the world. And I guess the question before this body today…

I yield to the Congresswoman from Ohio (Ms. Sutton) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request. (Ms. SUTTON asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. Mr. DeFAZIO. As I said yesterday on Colombia, the noted economist Joseph Stiglitz says that our agriculture--yes, we'll get a few agriculture jobs--will displace traditional agriculture in…

I yield to the Congresswoman from California (Ms. Woolsey) for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request. (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

I thank Ranking Member, Filner for yielding. As my colleagues have stated, our veterans' safety should be one of our top priorities, and the Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act does just that. I would like to…

I want to thank my friend for yielding to me. This rule makes in order three NAFTA-style free trade agreements, one with Korea, one with Panama, and one with Colombia, all of which I oppose. But I want to focus my remarks today on the…

the House on October 11, 2011, voted unanimously to approve language authored by Representative Mike Michaud

it is disheartening to me that the DoD and VA have made little progress towards integrating the care and coordination and case management across the Departments.

I would encourage each and every one of you who are responsible for this program to step up to the plate.

The bottom line that concerns me is the fact that if a servicemember or veteran is not getting the service that they need, that is going to cause a lot more stress on the individual member of the service as well as the family and…

This lack of response only serves to magnify in my mind the continued problems between the VA and the DoD in working collaboratively.

If it is not done right, our servicemembers will suffer.

It is unconscionable that we have a bureaucracy that is supposed to be helping our soldiers and our veterans.

I do not feel confident that the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense can overcome existing barriers.

It is disheartening to me that the DoD and VA have made little progress towards integrating the care and coordination and case management across the Departments.

I just came from Bethesda on Monday. I went to visit a wounded soldier from Maine, and the doctor at the Center of Excellence told me that there was zero coordination with the VA.

I offer this final amendment today for two reasons. First, to improve the bill one last time before we vote on final passage. And second, to provide Congress an opportunity to come together on an issue that all of us can agree on…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote was taken by…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Michaud moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1315 to the Committee on Financial Services with instructions to report the same…

I am sold on this whole community college sector like it is just the way to go.