I thank the gentleman for that excellent question. But this legislation really grew out of my visits to manufacturers in Rhode Island, some who have been very successful, some that are growing, some that have not been growing. And I said…

I thank the gentlelady. I think the other very important part of that conversation has to be a continued investment in science and research and innovation. A lot of the things you are talking about, kind of new manufacturing, we are going…

I thank the gentlelady for her passion, and I am really hopeful that this is an issue on which we can really build some bipartisan support. We put forth from the Democratic Caucus a very ambitious and detailed agenda on how we can make…

I thank the gentlelady. I think this is one of those issues where the American people are well ahead of the elected officials because I think most Americans recognize the importance of our making things again in this country. This agenda…

I thank you for raising that point. This is a very, very important question that we have to decide in this Congress: What are our priorities? What investments are we going to make both to rebuild our economy and get people back to work…

I thank the gentlelady, and I thank you for your passion on this issue and again for restating the urgency of job creation and getting the American people back to work as our number one priority. The Make It in America agenda will help do…

I thank the gentleman from California for your leadership on this and your participation tonight. I thank the gentleladies from Alabama and from Hawaii and from Texas for joining us as well. I'll just end by saying you're right. Rhode…

I thank the gentleman from California. I think that point cannot be stated often enough, that part of our ability to make it in America, not only manufacture but invent and create and make the new discoveries, is understanding that we need…

One of the most frustrating parts of that is when you look at the technology that forms the basis of those products, they were developed in large part--sometimes exclusively--by the great scientists and researchers at our great…

I thank the gentlewoman, and I know we all stand in strong support of the work that is under way in your district and all across this country and our hearts and prayers continue to go to the families who have suffered such tragic losses…

I thank the gentleman. I think one of the important investments that we need to make in supporting manufacturing that you just referenced is infrastructure. And one of the parts of the Make It in America agenda is the making of a national…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. For more than 9 years now our American troops have been executing the mission in Afghanistan with extraordinary dedication and competence. They have done all we have asked of them. But what started out…

A clear exit plan will stabilize Afghanistan by ending an unpopular presence there and improve our country's flexibility to respond to more immediate and pressing national security challenges, improving our fiscal and economic situation at…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Rhode Island is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman. In addition to that, the other part of the Republican budget that passed in this Chamber was also to restore the doughnut hole; to make prescription drugs more expensive for our seniors and to eliminate the free…

I thank the gentleman from California for his leadership on Making It in America, and I certainly thank our leader, Mr. Hoyer, for making this a priority. I think we all realize the single biggest responsibility that we have is to get the…

If the gentleman will yield, I think what is just shocking is that that claim was made today, and really what is un- American is to end Medicare. The reality is Medicare reflects our values as a country. We decided as a Nation that we…

I thank the gentleman for his kind words and for giving me an opportunity to be a part of this discussion tonight and for your leadership on your importance of preserving Medicare for seniors in this country. I hear from constituents in my…

For nearly 20 weeks this Chamber has been discussing ways to reduce our Nation's deficit, debating the merits of cutting one program or another, most times including important initiatives like job training funds, education, and…

One of the things I know that we all share as new Members of the Congress, as freshmen, is that we've been here for about 4 months, Madam Speaker; and we've had conversations and debates about cutting Pell Grants and cutting Head Start…

I thank you for the opportunity to speak this evening about jobs and particularly about the Make It in America Agenda, but before I begin, I would like to yield to the gentleman from Michigan to begin this conversation.

I thank the distinguished gentleman and my good friend from Massachusetts, and I think it is a really important point that he makes tonight. We talk about the urgency of job creation and about the enormity of the challenges facing our…

I thank the gentlewoman from New York. I rise in opposition to this rule and against this budget. This Republican budget no longer honors our commitment to our seniors and doesn't reduce our deficit. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question so that we can address this important issue of currency manipulation and trade. Manufacturers in my home State of Rhode…

We cannot and we must not balance the budget on the backs of our most vulnerable; we must instead build up the budget and reduce the deficit through the success of the working class.