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On the recordJune 18, 2015
I am sorry. We forgot to make sure everybody knew: we are only doing TPA today. We are not doing TPP. We are not doing these other agreements. I am sorry. I forgot to say that for the 57th time. Where we cut deals, we win. With the 20 trade agreements America has, we had a $10 billion surplus last year alone. I don't know where all these people are getting off and scaring and making fear statements about the American worker. I don't get it, when they talk about us not passing TAA when they are the ones--the Democrat Party--that turned it down. I don't understand why they are beating us up for putting in provisions about immigration. I guess they want to flood our workforce with foreign workers. I don't get where the Democrat Party and its great stalwarts are coming from today. This is about TPA, and that is what we are going to vote on. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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