Kevin Brady: “I wanted to take a minute to thank Chairman Shaw for his leadership, not only in opening markets around the world to…”

“I wanted to take a minute to thank Chairman Shaw for his leadership, not only in opening markets around the world to American products and services, but his leadership over the years on key issues like Social Security and others. I think it is appropriate for Mr. Hayes to raise the issues of enforcement. If there is a common ground among Republicans and Democrats in this body, it is to strongly enforce free trade agreements and the benefits programs, and we, I know, can work together on that in this next session. I strongly support this bill. America is the world's largest consumer of goods. We are also the largest seller of goods. It gives us an opportunity to open new markets and the power also to help other countries be lifted out of poverty. This bill extends to our neighbors and friends in sub-Saharan Africa, Haiti, the Andean region of Latin America trade benefits to help stimulate economic growth and provide jobs for their people. It supports businesses and workers here in the United States by giving them a break on a necessary tariff so we are able to pass more of their dollars back to their employers and customers. It helps ensure American companies won't be left behind while our competitors overseas benefit from Vietnam's recent entry into the global trading system. As a Representative of the 8th District of Texas, I tell you we see billions of dollars of cargo and goods come into our State, as well as shipping. It creates tens of thousands of jobs.”