I thank my dear friend and colleague, the ranking member, Congressman Eliot Engel of New York, for yielding me this time, and also wish to thank the chair, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, obviously Chairman Royce, Congressman Kinzinger…

As we come to the season of Thanksgiving, a time to celebrate the precious gifts of family, friends, community, and country, please allow me to pay special tribute of gratitude to some outstanding northwest Ohio citizens whose lives made a…

I thank the gentleman so much for that excellent point. I take it, by the signal, our time has expired. We thank all of those for listening who are present. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Congressman Tonko, thank you so much for coming to the floor this evening. I grew up in a family where the work ethic was really respected, and we believed in it because you could get somewhere. You worked long hours. Sometimes, you worked…

I want to thank the gentlelady, as busy as you are, for joining us this evening and fighting for jobs for America's workers from coast to coast. Thank you so very, very much.

We appreciate your contributions this evening. Following on what Congresswoman Slaughter has stated, I can guarantee you that, according to polls done by the Pew Research Center, which is a national polling organization, over half of…

Congressman Tonko, thank you so very, very much for your comments. And obviously, New York has been battered, as so many other places in our Nation. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Youngstown, Ohio (Mr. Ryan). He fights every…

Congressman Ryan, thank you so very much for your time this evening, for your leadership, for the great voice that you give to America's economic future and to all of those who work to make it possible. Thank you for the respect you show…

Congressman Tonko, your service gives us hope, and I know it gives the people of your district hope. Thank you for joining us this evening. I am going to yield to Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota, who has spent the evening here with…

I say to the gentleman, these agreements are so powerful they actually should be treated as treaties because they involve so much more than just goods. When you get into the legal right to sue and you look at what has happened to our…

Congressman Tonko, thank you for your passion, for the voice that you give to millions and millions of people across this country on the floor of Congress. We know we have our finger on the heart of where the American people are. It is…

History will look back at this Congress with shame and embarrassment and ask why we failed to heed the warnings of scientists.