Kevin Brady

I yield myself 10 seconds. I would point out in manufacturing we actually run a trade surplus with our trading partners, including NAFTA, selling much more products there. It's our trade deficit with our nontrade agreement partners that we…

I want to thank Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Sandy Levin for working together with this President, with the Senate, and with the auto companies and autoworkers to improve this agreement to ensure we sell more American cars into Korea…

I join my colleagues in strongly supporting passage of this legislation which renews the Generalized System of Preferences program and also reauthorizes a smaller Trade Adjustment Assistance program. This bill is a key part of the…

Thank you, Chairman Camp, for your leadership on trade and, really, your critical role of working across the aisle and with this administration to finally bring this free trade agreement and others to the floor. The world's changed. It's…

By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 420 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and…

If the interest rates today were at the historical average... we would be having a lot longer, more serious conversations about what to do about this debt.

Economic growth is nearly stagnant. We have 6.8 million fewer payroll jobs today than when the recession began in December 2007.

I appreciate the gentleman from Illinois, who comes from a State that understands trade means jobs. And I appreciate his leadership and effort in this area. Minnesota is also a State that is growing and recovering from this economy because…

I agree. This week, the Senate has the opportunity to take action in response to China's unfair trade practices when we vote on bipartisan legislation to crack down on China's currency manipulation.

Ominous clouds are gathering. Economic growth is nearly stagnant.

we are critical of the President's expensive economic policies because not only have they failed to spur job growth and restore business and consumer confidence.

I appreciate the gentleman from Washington making the point that Korea is such an important growing market in the Asia Pacific region. If America hopes to continue economic growth and to have the strongest economy in the world, we must…

I thank the gentlelady from Kansas for making the point that agriculture has paid a steep price as a result of the delays of these agreements, yet with the potential of signing these agreements has the ability to sell, win, and compete in…

Mr. Davis, thank you for your leadership and for making the point tonight that these agreements, as important as they are for jobs and new customers, they are also important to enhance our security relationships in the growing Asia Pacific…

I appreciate the gentleman from Louisiana making the key point of how America is falling behind and how it's hurting our local economies, our local ranchers, our local service technologies, and our local ports as well. I would like to…

Well, Chairman Herger, thank you for your leadership in trade throughout the years. I know especially in California, but for all the country, trade means jobs. These new customers mean jobs. The longer we delay, the more other countries…

I appreciate the gentleman from Nebraska talking about the lost opportunities of delayed trade and the job opportunities of passing these three agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, all of whom are dynamic economies we ought to…

I appreciate the gentleman from Minnesota quickly leaping into this issue, recognizing the jobs potential, and his hard work in moving these trade agreements forward. We have another speaker from Illinois, a key trade State. Judy Biggert…

I appreciate the gentlelady from Illinois, both for her long leadership role in trade and her remarks tonight. San Antonio and southTexas, these communities understand a strong economy depends on strong trade. They are fortunate to have a…

Congressman Canseco, thank you for your leadership on this important jobs and trade issue. Our next speaker is laser focused on jobs in Arkansas. He's made a big impact coming in as a freshman lawmaker, understands the need to find new…

I appreciate the gentleman from Arkansas laying out just the economic impact that these agreements have on the Arkansas communities, on ranchers, on businesses, small businesses, and on the economy as a whole. Our next speaker is from…

I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania again for his leadership on this bipartisan jobs issue. Again, the focus on creating jobs in communities in Pennsylvania by finding new customers is key to the growth of our economy and…

Again, I appreciate the gentleman from New York for his leadership on this key jobs issue. With so many Americans out of work, the President was standing in this Chamber not too many days ago urging Republicans and Democrats to come…

I am very concerned about the effects of contagion from the euro crisis on American financial institutions and markets.

There is a moral hazard as it applies to this institution as well.