Pat Ryan

I think the data is pretty clear that the EITC is effective.

What I think the President is trying to do here is to again exploit envy economics. This top down redistribution doesn't work.

It is effective at moving people from poverty into the workforce.

Small businesses, they are the engine of our economy, and this Committee is not going to leave them behind.

The way to build a better future is to think ahead and build it today.

Big or small, it is where most of the jobs come from, and so let's--all I am saying is I don't think there is enough in this proposal to do justice to what needs to be done.

I would just argue strongly, we have a good formula in place, we have a good precedent, it has bipartisan origins, let's try and stick with that formula.

The Tax Code has to work for everybody, especially families and small businesses.

To get the best deal possible, we have to be in the best position possible.

But when a country itself is manipulating its currency to gain an advantage over Americans, American companies and American workers, that, I think, is despicable.

Congressman Brady has done solid work on the Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act.

Expanding American trade is going to be one of our top priorities this year.

The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill... would eliminate duties on hundreds of products that we don't even make in our country.

I am concerned that Japan is not doing nearly enough, and that Canada is not even negotiating to remove significant tariff and non-tariff barriers to U.S. dairy.

We need more of both. And the first thing we need to do to get there is to pass Trade Promotion Authority.

But, on this one, I agree.

TPA lays out our negotiating objectives for our trade deals.

If we don't write the rules of the global economy, other countries will.

Nothing stops the President from negotiating a deal without instructions from Congress.

We have to get involved before the deal is done, not after it is finished.

We need to open up more markets for our dairy products in TPP countries.

We need to reauthorize the generalized system of preferences, which expired last year.

Congress gets the final say.

95 percent of the world's customers live outside of the United States.

The gentleman's concerns have been addressed.