It is my privilege to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock), one of our leaders here in the Congress on free trade. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman so much for yielding and for his good work…

I include an exchange of letters between the committees of jurisdiction in the Record at this point. House of Representatives, Committee on Homeland Security, Washington, DC, May 14, 2015. Hon. Paul Ryan, Chairman, Committee on Ways and…

I now have the privilege to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam), a member of the Ways and Means Committee and an important voice on trade.

I have great respect for my colleague from Ohio, but let me just give you a few facts. Of the 20 countries with which we have trade agreements, we have a trade surplus. With the countries with which we don't, we have a trade deficit. It…

It is now my honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Young), a member of the Ways and Means Committee and a great partner in trying to open up and break down barriers around the world.

I would like to remind my friend that globalization occurred long before any trade agreement. My dad lost his job, his steelworker job, years before NAFTA. In fact, we have a trade surplus, Mr. Speaker. We have a trade surplus with the 20…

I thank the chairman for his leadership. Texas is lucky to have him. Ladies and gentlemen, today and tomorrow, we are not voting on a trade agreement. We are not voting on a trade agreement. In fact, we are voting on a bill called TPA…

I, too, want to add my congratulations to the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, Mr. Ryan, for the bipartisan nature of the work on this bill. Without his leadership, it wouldn't have happened. I also appreciate the leadership of…

I was unable to attend this evening's rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: rollcall No. 174: H.R. 373--``yea,'' rollcall No. 175: H.R. 1324-- ``yea.'' ____________________

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your support of H.R. 284, the Medicare Competitive Bidding Improvement Act which, as you said, I introduced with my friend and colleague from Connecticut, Mr. John Larson. The bill does fix a fundamental flaw…

I claim the time in opposition to the gentleman's motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

As a Roman Catholic, I find it interesting that Mr. Camp is a saint now that he is gone. I would like to remind my colleagues that Mr. Camp worked for several years on comprehensive tax reform with little help from the other side. When I…