Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to join others in thanking Chairman Tanner, chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, for his leadership and service to our country and our economy through the years. He will be…

In the last two years, if you look at the seven, technically eight bills, that have gone to the White House and been signed by the President that raised taxes, $625 billion, almost as much as this tax increase they voted to do yesterday…

Final point: These dollars won't be used for deficit reduction. Democrats and the President have signed seven bills, $625 billion of tax increases, in the last 2 years. Guess how much went to deficit reduction? Not a dime. It all went to…

Mr. Speaker, why are we playing these political games? We have 15 million people out of work, we have families, small businesses, seniors and job creators facing a nearly $4 trillion tax bomb that will go off on January 1, and here we are…

I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Davis), a member of the Ways and Means Committee.

I yield myself 15 seconds to point out the Chamber of Commerce says 2,600 businesses, small businesses, and business associations have signed a letter pushing and making the case for extending all tax relief for all small businesses and…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman who is a leader in cutting taxes and in restraining the level of government spending, the leader of the House Republicans, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor).

Energy jobs are not expendable in America, especially with so many people out of work.

The government cannot take up positions against business, investment, wealth creation, domestic oil, gas, and coal production, and free trade and then expect the economy to grow.

I think obviously construction and manufacturing are major parts of our economy.

Congressional Democrats and the Administration have not been attending to their responsibilities.