Dave Camp

I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros- Lehtinen).

How much time do I have? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Camp) has 28 minutes remaining.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2832, the bill which renews the Generalized System of Preferences program and also contains the Trade Adjustment Extension Act of 2011. This bill is…

I yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady).

I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration of the motion is postponed. ____________________

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Camp) has 38 minutes, and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) has 37\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I understand that I have 21 minutes remaining. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Bilbray).

The U.S.-Korea agreement is the most commercially significant trade agreement considered by the Congress in 17 years, and it couldn't come at a better time. With the unemployment rate stuck stubbornly above 9 percent, we must seek out and…

A wide array of economists and business leaders have testified before the Ways and Means Committee that comprehensive tax reform that lowers rates by broadening the tax base will promote economic growth and job creation.

the need to rein in mandatory spending is obviously one of the priorities that we need to address

The Joint Committee on Taxation regularly publishes data on average tax rates paid by Americans, do they not?

The administration has expressed some interest in reducing the corporate rate.

I am prepared to close at this point if the gentleman has no further speakers. Mr. McDERMOTT. I have no other speakers, so I will close on our side. Mr. Speaker, I expect this bill will pass in 5 minutes without a vote against it. This…

I think today we'll find that we're the Congress of ``yes'' on this bipartisan legislation, and I want to thank the ranking member of the Trade Subcommittee for his original cosponsorship. With that, I yield 4 minutes to the chairman of…

I haven't had a chance to review your suggestion but would be happy to take a look at it.

I want to thank both of my colleagues for their commitment to work with the other body to ensure that this legislation becomes law. As we all know, we can use all the help we can get when we get to the other side of the Capitol. But I want…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this bipartisan legislation, which renews the nearly 40- year-old Generalized System of Preferences, is a vital part of a robust trade agenda, an agenda that makes American companies…

Well, the short answer is no. The gentleman is correct in his analysis or reading of the bill. This is a straightforward extension of the existing program, so it has not added any additional eligibility criteria in this legislation. This…

As a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility, or Debt Commission, we received testimony from experts in economic policy research; and they said that when debt loads of a country reach above or at 90 percent of their…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) has 30 seconds remaining.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have been listening to my friends on the other side over the course of this afternoon, and I would just say to them: Where is your plan? Where is your legislation to address the debt problems of the United States? Where are your ideas in…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I come today in strong support of the Budget Control Act, a legislative approach that cuts out-of-control Washington spending and is a responsible and necessary plan to avoid a…

I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Herger).

At this time I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Boustany), a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee.