Earl Blumenauer: “I think we ought to look a little more broadly at who benefits and who loses from this...”

I can speak confidently for House Democrats when I say we are firmly committed to reauthorization of AGOA and HOPE before their expiration next year.

I seek the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I have 190 days left in Congress, so I have been spending time on issues that bring people together rather than divide them.

These things aren't going to get enacted into law, they are not going to make a difference to the American people. It is a distraction, it is a sideshow.