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I thank the gentlewoman. I congratulate her particularly on serving within the Steel Caucus, already as a member of the executive committee and one of the effective leadership, helping us shape the strategy to bring this issue to the point…
Tariffs in the range of 40 percent are clearly needed if the industry is to recover. But, Mr. Speaker, we recognize the March 6 decision is only the first inning; 201 action must be followed by a concrete commitment from our trading…
I actually had a written statement to present, but I have been listening to this debate, and frankly I am outraged. As I listened to the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller) accuse us of turning our backs on the worker, I look at…
American workers need help now. We know that from my district in northwestern Pennsylvania, and we know that from the experience around the country. The legislation before us brings a total of 37 billion new dollars in new benefits for…
Mr. Speaker, 10 years ago the United States made a commitment to the Andean region, and today we have an indispensable opportunity to renew that commitment. Renewing and expanding the Andean Trade Preference Act will promote broad-based…
I propose that we enlist it in the current conflict in Afghanistan. That is why I rise in strong support of H.R. 2998, the Radio Free Afghanistan Act. As a cosponsor of this legislation, I recognize the need to counter the negative…
Madam Speaker, the WTO negotiations in Qatar later this week are going to be enormously important. They are going to create an opportunity to move the world trading system in a direction which will allow us to provide not only freer trade…
Mr. Speaker, I have listened with growing disappointment to the bipartisan inflection coming from the other side, because I represent Erie County, Pennsylvania. That is my home community, and we have experienced a 6 percent drop in…
Psalm 71 says, ``Bring to a shameful end those who attack me. Cover with contempt and scorn those who seek my ruin.'' On Tuesday, September 11, war was declared on the United States without provocation. Tonight we rise to accept that…
Mr. Speaker, the evil people who perpetrated the acts of terror this week made no distinction between civilian and military targets and casualties. Under these circumstances, neither should the Tax Code. As many have noted on the floor of…
in 1996 Congress provided patients with options to save for their health care needs and manage their own health care needs by creating medical savings accounts. But certain limitations placed on those accounts never allowed patients to…
Mr. Speaker, our relationship with Jordan is a strategic one, and that alone is reason enough for this trade agreement to be desirable. But H.R. 2603 is also a model for how we can pursue a balanced trade relationship with a developing…
I believe that the House is going to make a momentous decision in the next few days. A decision which could either lead our health care system forward on a path of quality or, on the other hand, could lead to an unraveling of our…
the real issue today is, will blind ideology and partisan politics stand in the way of our investing in successful faith-based programs, in communities and families, and in individuals truly in need? The naysayers today are the same people…
during the last 2 weeks, I have introduced the House to my Standard Trade Negotiating Authority Act that I have introduced which in my view offers a new approach to trade promotion authority. I have highlighted the portion of the bill…
as the United States grapples with an historically large trade deficit, and many of our farmers and manufacturers face growing and cumulative competitive disadvantages in the international marketplace, the time has come for Congress to…
I rise on a topic that is of central importance to our economy for many years to come, a topic which Congress is going to be called upon to consider in the near future, and I think has to consider in a bipartisan way in thinking outside of…
Mr. Speaker, it is fundamental that the family is the central institution of American society. Mr. Speaker, many families open their hearts and open their homes to children through adoption. They know that they can provide a child with a…
In the last 40 years, Americans have gone from saving 6.2 percent of their disposable personal income to saving less than .1 percent. In fact, Americans lag behind Canada, Germany, and Japan by as much as 4 percent when it comes to our…
I am brought to the floor by two recent bits of news that were called to my attention, one that fills me with foreboding and another that fills me with hope. Yesterday, I received sad news from my district. Another local steel company…
all too often we in Washington are insulated from major events that are going on around the world, events that directly or indirectly impact us. But there are few events more grotesque than something that happened just over the last couple…
Mr. Speaker, I rise as a long-time strong supporter of the LIHEAP program to support this motion. LIHEAP, indeed, has been underfunded for many, many years, and it is an important priority for this year to put more funding into LIHEAP. Let…
I would also like to salute the gentleman from Missouri (Chairman Talent) and the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez), the ranking member, of the Small Business Committee for bringing forward this legislation now and on a bipartisan…
this is a great privilege. Let me, first of all, thank the gentleman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah), the distinguished ranking member, who helped me shepherd this legislation through the committee and through the House of…
Every August I go back to my district and I take the time to have a series of town meetings, particularly with seniors. And as I went back this August, I attended meetings at senior centers and I went to Labor Day fairs, and when I talked…
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