Patrick J. Tiberi: “Read the bill. I have got it right here. The only thing different is the number at the top has changed. The content is…”

“Read the bill. I have got it right here. The only thing different is the number at the top has changed. The content is the same. TPA is not a trade deal. It is a process that holds this President accountable. It sets in motion Congress inserting itself. By the way, NAFTA, I mean, I just continue to get blown away by the misinformation. No wonder the American people get confused. I take this personally. As the gentleman from New Jersey knows, my dad lost his job way before NAFTA. We have a trade surplus in manufacturing with NAFTA. We have a trade surplus in services with NAFTA. We have a trade surplus in agriculture, food, and beverages with NAFTA. In fact, we have a trade surplus with NAFTA, if you take out oil and energy products. We have a trade surplus in manufacturing with NAFTA. I do get fired up about this. Mr. Speaker, 95 percent of the world's population is outside the United States. A multinational corporation can move anywhere it wants to, a Fortune 500 company can move anywhere it wants to, and they do. Lake Shore, in my district, a family-owned business, they cannot. This is about breaking down barriers for Lake Shore, for Screen Machine, because they can't move a plant overseas, and they are at a competitive disadvantage. A large corporation can move. They can't. Ladies and gentlemen, this is about jobs. This is about the American worker.…”