Marcy Kaptur

You can't have free trade agreements when you have closed markets and when you have state-run capitalism like is happening in China.

If we had formed it, those nations that are unfree by any measure could have been invited to join in and we would have raised the potential for liberty globally.

I guess I am just sitting here looking at what is going on in the world and being very thankful that we are citizens of this republic, and whether we agree or disagree we are going to work this out.

Last year, Congress directed $75 million to the European Reassurance Initiative for programs, activities, and assistance to support the Government of Ukraine.

I really think it is necessary. And perhaps you will be in a place where you can make a difference.

What can Air Force do to remove barriers to promoting the American relationships so vital to us through the State Partnership Program?

I have watched it in operation on many levels. It is underfunded.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And we thank the witnesses this morning for their longevity here.

Could you update us on the status of this report?

That is really exciting, Congressman Garamendi. And when you think about our strategic reserve in terms of the military, if America enters conflicts, often we don't have those fleets within the Department of Defense. We have to lease them…

And the last deal we had was Korea. With Korea they promised, they said, we will be able to sell 50,000 American cars in Korea. Well, what has happened is they have sold, the Koreans have sold 500,000 here. We never got the 50,000 in…

Yes, I thank the gentleman so much for pointing that out. You know, when the administration and others talk about this latest NAFTA deal, they are calling it the TPP now. They always give it initials or something--NAFTA, CAFTA, KORUS--it…

Section 8: ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be…

I thank the gentlelady. The energy trade deficit for our Nation has been on a downward path from 4.7 billion barrels in 2008 to 3.6 billion barrels in 2013. That is real progress, and you can even see it in falling gasoline prices across…

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, 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…

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…

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.

When I was first elected to Congress, there were two pairs of nesting bald eagles left on Lake Erie.

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

But denying climate change is irresponsible and reckless.

We need to provide more resources to EPA.

I just wanted to add my comments. For those of us who were here that tragic day, the perpetrator of that horrendous act was a schizophrenic who was off his medicine, untreated, and drove three-quarters of the way across this country to…

I would just like to thank the gentleman for offering his amendment. Even though it is subject to a point of order, I think you are drawing attention to the importance of the U.S. maritime industry, and this burgeoning opportunity is…

I continue to reserve a point of order. Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Chairman, I yield, upon the heels of the statements by my bay area colleagues, 2 minutes of time to my colleague from the valley, Mr. Garamendi, who represents much of this area.