Philip English: “Did the gentleman vote for raising the minimum wage the last time this came up in 1996?”

Let me say I come to this Congress as a strong supporter of the restriction on unfunded mandates, and I come to this Congress as a former finance officer. I am strongly opposed to this point of order because I think it stretches that rule…

I want to make it clear here, a vote for this resolution is a vote for a strong domestic steel industry. The American Iron and Steel Institute supports this resolution. A vote against this resolution is a vote against the vital interests…

No, and I thank the gentleman for raising this issue, Madam Speaker, because it has been raised during this debate. It is well understood that World Trade Organization agreements and WTO dispute settlement decisions are not self-executing…

I am most grateful and delighted that a strong advocate of trade and fair trade has joined us tonight to speak out on the Oman Free Trade Agreement. I yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) on this point.