John Shaw: “I would like to join with him in thanking the committee for what they have put in this particular bill with the shore…”

So that no one listening to this debate is confused, this vote has nothing to do with DR-CAFTA, it has nothing to do with free trade, it is simply are we going to continue as part of the World Trade Organization. Mr. Speaker, I yield such…

We have another speaker who just came to the floor, Mr. Hensarling of Texas, to whom I yield 2 minutes. Following that, I would yield to the minority so they can close, and then we will go to closing.

However, you cannot judge a bill by what is not in it. You judge it by what is in it. You cannot win a ball game by designing each play for a touchdown. You move the ball down the field. This is just one piece of legislation, a very…

Yes, as sad as that is. There are some bright people on the other side of the aisle that could really help us get this thing done. When I did welfare reform back in 1996, we finally got some help from the other side and President Clinton…